If we learned one thing from the COVID-19 pandemic, it's the importance of having a healthy immune system. Washing your hands and eating a healthy diet are well-known ways to keep your immunity healthy, but what about getting a good night’s sleep? Healthy sleep is an...
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How Poor Sleep Affects Your Migraines? What You Should Know
A good night’s sleep has long been considered a natural antidote for migraine headaches. Now, as we enter 2020, new research indicates this centuries-old solution is backed by scientific data. Poor sleep has been increasingly linked to both migraine pain and frequency...
Sleep Should Be One of Your New Year’s Resolutions in 2020
The physical and mental benefits that come with a good night’s sleep should put it at the top of anyone’s list of 2020 New Year’s resolutions. Think of a good night’s sleep as the key that unlocks many of the other New Year’s resolutions you have in mind. Lose...
11 Things Women Should Know About Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea isn’t just a problem for men. Right now, for almost every eight men who are diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), only one woman is diagnosed. But surveys of the general public suggest the actual ratio is much closer than 8:1. In fact, for every...
Sleep Study Preparation: 6 Tips for Satisfying Sleep During a Sleep Study
Few things disrupt our days as much as poor sleep. If you’re having sleep issues and have seen a doctor who suspects you may have a sleep disorder, he or she may suggest you see a sleep physician. Properly diagnosing a sleep disorder often requires an overnight sleep...
The Sleep Habits That May Help, or Hurt, Longevity
For most of us, it is the ultimate goal: to live longer and live well and our sleep habits may help, or hurt our longevity. As we age, we strive to have abundant physical, emotional, and cognitive health. What if your sleep habits, harmless as they may seem, were...
How to Tell if CPAP Therapy Is Working for You
Most likely if you’ve heard of CPAP therapy you, a family member or loved one has sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a serious medical condition that can be life-threatening. The most common and successful treatment is with a CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure)...
Sleep Apnea Relief: 8 Simple Ways to Complement Your Sleep Apnea Treatment
Did you know that as much as 37 percent of the population in North, Central and South America alone suffer from sleep apnea? If you're one of them seeking sleep apnea relief, you know how much it can disrupt your life. Thankfully, there are great treatment options....
Sleep Apnea Symptoms: 7 Serious Signs You Might Have Sleep Apnea
Did you know that 37% of the population suffers from sleep apnea? How can you tell if you’re one of them? The signs you might have sleep apnea are more obvious than you may realize. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which the air passage becomes obstructed by the...
How Menopause Affects Your Sleep
Although menopause affects every woman differently, many of its hallmark symptoms disrupt sleep. Hot flashes are the most common symptom, but the arrival of menopause often means a greater risk of sleep apnea, insomnia, anxiety and depression. The good news is that...