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Sleep Disorders and Your Health

Posted November 17, 2008 1:26 PM

If a good night's sleep helps the brain and body perform better, it's a good guess that sleep problems can cause more than just fatigue. Numerous studies have shown a connection between sleep disorders and medical conditions such as cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and metabolic disorders, including the risk of obesity and diabetes mellitus. Sleep and Your Heart Sleeping Read more...

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Sleep Therapy May Help Those With Insomnia

Posted September 17, 2008 10:30 AM

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, Dutch researchers said cognitive deficits were reversed after six weeks of sleep therapy. The study, published in the journal Sleep, found that cognitive processes related to verbal fluency are compromised in people with insomnia despite the absence of a behavioral deficit. However, these specific brain function alterations can be reversed through Read more...

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Menopause

Menopause and Sleep

Posted August 5, 2008 9:31 AM

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago say difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep increase as women go through menopause. The study, published in the July journal Sleep, also said that waking up earlier than planned also increases through late perimenopause -- before menopause -- but decreases when women become postmenopausal. Principal investigator Dr. Howard Read more...

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Discussion Boards

Sleep Deprived

Started by JBrown on July 31, 2008 2:55 AM

I suffer from insomnia, but don't want to take any sleeping pills. What alternative sleep aids work for you? Do you know of any herbs that induce rest? What about white noise? Have you found any white noise machines that help you sleep? I've tried running a fan, but that doesn't work for me.

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Can't sleep

Started by MaryJ on June 29, 2008 12:13 PM

I'm having trouble sleeping. I've tried a few things to try to alleviate the insomnia, such as drinking warm milk or herbal tea before bed. I don't want to take sleeping pills. Any advice?

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Sleeping Problems During Menopause

Started by ThirdAge Adm… on June 24, 2008 10:19 PM

Sleep problems can come with the advent of menopause. If it's happening to you, come here to talk with others who are suffering a similar fate.

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Long-Life Tips

Sleep Enough

Many of us go months and even years on four to five hours of sleep a night, but the deficit is cumulative and costs us in decreased performance. If you have problems sleeping, a warm bath two hours before the desired sleep time can often do the trick. Other tips: Exercise, avoid stimulants and worry early, not late. ... View slideshow >>

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When you can’t fall asleep at night, don’t stay in bed. Get up and go into another room to relax until you feel sleepy.

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Depression

Medical Magnetism

Posted April 28, 2008 12:58 PM

Sixteen years ago, Steve Zatuchni was a computer sales manager, making a six-figure income. Then all hell broke loose in his brain. He became severely depressed, to the point that he could no longer work. He slept up to 18 hours a day, and when he was awake, felt so miserable he wished he were asleep. He tried dozens of medicines, in myriad combinations. Nothing worked. Distraught, he tried Read more...

See also: brain, depression, depression treatment, epilepsy, headaches, Health, insomnia, magnetic pulses, medical, mental illness, migraines, non-invasive, pain, Parkinson's, schizophrenia, sleep, symptioms, TMS, transcranial magnetic stimulation, wellness

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10 Tips for a Good Night's Sleep

Posted April 28, 2008 12:51 PM

So, you stayed up late to watch Letterman, then got up early to pack the kids' lunches. Slept four hours, tops. You probably did it yesterday, and you'll do it again tomorrow. You're building up a sleep deficit that not even a couple of extra hours in bed this weekend can make up. "A lot of people who are chronically deprived don't realize what's happening," said Robert Read more...

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