Category Archives: Sleep Problems

Yoga=Better Sleep

Want to snooze more soundly? Try yoga. A study of 44 postmenopausal women with insomnia found that those who took a yoga class twice a week for four months had better sleep and less stress than women who skipped their … Continue reading

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What’s the Story With Sleeping Pills?

Some people swear that warm milk helps them drift off to dreamland. Others find melatonin supplements or over-the-counter sleep aids helpful, though the latter are not recommended for more than very occasional use as they have side effects and can … Continue reading

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Beat High Blood Pressure in Bed

Sleep deprivation not only affects your energy level, it now has almost been linked to high blood pressure, according to a new study published in Hypertension. During slow wave sleep (SWS), a cycle of deep sleep, your heart beats slower, … Continue reading

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Outsmart Sleep Stealers (continued)

Mastering Midlife Changes Why your’re sleepless: In menopausal women, fluctuations in estrogen and testosterone can cause rest disrupting night sweats, lighter sleep and middle-of-the-night awakenings. Snoring, which regularly affects 37 million adults and leads to fragmented sleep, also tends to … Continue reading

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What’s The Story With Sleeping Pills?

Some people swear that warm milk helps them drift off to dreamland. Others find melatonin supplements or over-the-counter sleep aids helpful, though the latter are not recommended for more than very occasional use as they have side effects and can … Continue reading

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Increase Your Nightly Zzzs to Increase Your Overall Health

While it may be tempting to cut corners on your sleep each night in order to watch a favorite television program, or read just a few more pages of a can’t put-down novel, but the results of insufficient sleep can … Continue reading

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Too Tired to Tango

The National Sleep Fountation estimates that only about four in 10 adults get a good night’s sleep nightly or almost every night. And while you may notice that you don’t function at your best when you’re tired, chronic insomnia can … Continue reading

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