It's only natural to explore potential home remedies for sleep apnea when faced with health challenges, especially if you find it challenging to adhere to your CPAP therapy. In our pursuit of improved sleep quality and health, we often seek alternative...
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Sleep Apnea Headaches Could be Causing Your Aching Mornings
You abstained from alcohol last night; you're not under the weather, so what's the cause of those piercing headaches plaguing you every other morning? If you're baffled by the persistent, throbbing headaches that greet you almost daily, and you've ruled out common...
Can Sleep Apnea Cause a Heart Attack? The Link Between Sleep Apnea and Heart Disease
Do you or a loved one suffer from sleep apnea or sleep-disordered breathing, causing symptoms like loud snoring? Snoring is more than an annoyance for your bed partner at night— it’s often the sign of something far more serious. Snoring is one of many major signs of...
How To Get Over Your Afternoon Slump Without Caffeine
Everyone knows what it feels like to be productive in the morning at work with lots of energy— and then the afternoon slump hits after lunch. During the afternoon slump you can’t focus, feel sluggish, and are ready to call it a day hours before it’s time to wrap it...
Does Exercise Help Sleep Apnea? Which Exercises Reduce Risk and Improve Symptoms
You already know that regular exercise is vital to good health and may reverse disease, but what about a sleep disorder? Does exercise help sleep apnea too? Fortunately yes, it does! Getting up and moving your body not only helps you look good and feel good, but...
Restless Legs Syndrome and Sleep: A Sleep Doctor’s Recommendation
Do you or a loved one have restless legs syndrome? If you've ever felt the uncontrollable urge to move or kick your legs during the night, or have felt a tingly, pins-and-needles sensation in your legs, then you probably have restless legs syndrome (RLS). Restless leg...
Sleep Awareness Week: Most Americans Need Better Sleep
One thing is clear to millions of U.S. workers, Americans need better sleep. How many times a week do you need a midday coffee or other pick me up to make it through the end of the workday? Do you ever find yourself sneaking off (or wishing you could) to your car to...
Is Sleep Apnea Worse in the Winter?
Does it seem like your snoring has gotten worse in the last few months? Or maybe you’ve noticed a spike in morning headaches, a drop in your sex drive, or a lack of focus at the office. If so, it’s because winter makes sleep apnea worse. This is a topic doctors and...
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...
National Blood Pressure Education Month: Sleep and Hypertension
We all know how it feels to wake up after a restless night of sleep. You may feel groggy, sleepy, maybe you have a headache. But what you may not realize is that your lack of sleep may also be affecting your heart health. May is National Blood Pressure Education...