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Issue 40.16 How is your sleep hygiene? If you’re among the 40 million-plus Americans suffering from chronic sleep disorders, you could be a candidate for heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes and even depression. “If you’re not sleeping well, you’re not just subject to a variety of ailments, but you’re also aging faster since […] Issue 36.16 The topic of sleep has been gaining national media attention lately. In fact, The Huffington Post and The Oprah Winfrey Network have been espousing the importance of sleep recently. Simply stated, it’s a message that sleep professionals have been telling patients for years: Sleep affects overall health. Even Dr. Mehmet Oz, M.D., was […] Issue 33.16 You may be spending seven or eight hours a night in bed, but how’s the quality of your sleep? That question was recently put forth to several Americans by the National Sleep Foundation, and the answers may surprise you. The foundation found that Americans said they slept an average of seven hours and […] Issue 28.16 Just one night of poor sleep can make older adults actually age faster. That’s the conclusion of a recent study conducted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The study also determined that sleep deprivation could be linked to a greater risk of disease. The research study involved 29 individuals between the ages […] Issue 19.16 You may be spending seven or eight hours a night in bed, but how’s the quality of your sleep? That question was recently put forth to several Americans by the National Sleep Foundation, and the answers may surprise you. The foundation found that Americans said they slept an average of seven hours and […] Issue 14.16 Snoring isn’t just noisy. It could indicate that the person snoring has a serious health problem known as sleep apnea. Not all people who snore have sleep apnea, but those who do almost always snore. If you snore loudly, and you feel tired even after a full night’s sleep, you may have sleep […] Issue 50.15 Simply stated, these recommendations said: Sleep physicians should prescribe oral appliances, rather than no therapy, for adults who request treatment of snoring. Custom appliances should be prescribed as opposed to non-custom appliances in treating sleep apnea. Sleep physicians should prescribe oral physicians to individuals who can’t tolerate CPAP devices. Qualified dentists should provide […] Issue 37.15 Just one night of poor sleep can make older adults actually age faster. That’s the conclusion of a recent study conducted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The study also determined that sleep deprivation could be linked to a greater risk of disease. The research study involved 29 individuals between the ages […] Issue 5.15 You may be spending seven or eight hours a night in bed, but how’s the quality of your sleep? That question was recently put forth to several Americans by the National Sleep Foundation, and the answers may surprise you. The foundation found that Americans said they slept an average of seven hours and […] Issue 50.14 The topic of sleep has been gaining lots of national mainstream media attention lately. In fact, The Huffington Post and The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) have been espousing the importance of sleep recently. Simply stated, it’s a message that sleep professionals have been telling patients for years: Sleep affects overall health. Even Dr. […] |
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