If counting sheep doesn’t help you drift off into a deep sleep at night, you might want to consider downing a glass of Montmorency tart cherry juice. The bittersweet drink was distributed to a group of insomniacs in a recent study conducted by Louisiana State University. Published in the American Journal of Therapeutics, the study found that drinking the scarlet …
What horrors lurk in our subconscious? According to a new French study – believed to be the largest into the subject – on sleep-talking and what we say when we’re asleep, researchers found the most commonly used word is “no”, and the French swearword “putain” occurred, reports the Times, “800 times more often in sleep than …
Do you often miss out on the most sought-after parties, friends’ birthday bashes and family gatherings because you’re busy toiling away at work while your friends play? Do you have raccoon eyes, a bloated tummy and an awful sense of foreboding that the world lives when you sleep? Well, night shift does suck the life …
NEW LENOX – Phil Martinez had success with weight loss in the past, but found it very difficult to stay on track. Over time, he reached 360 pounds; a far cry from the 179 pounds he weighed when he married his wife in 1989. The 55-year-old Joliet psychotherapist decided he needed to take more drastic …
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I have a friend who wishes that he could take toothpicks and prop his eyes open so as not to miss anything of his life. His view is that time, precious time, is wasted when we have to sleep. There is a power in this view for it is a relishing of life that is …
LYON, France, Oct. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — ResMed (NYSE: RMD) today announced the European release of its AirFit N20 Classic nasal mask for positive airway pressure (PAP) treatment, to give patients more choices for a stable mask seal and a comfortable night’s sleep. The AirFit N20 Classic features: Forehead support that is both clear and slim …
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There are few things as underrated (and, let’s get real, necessary) in this world as a good night’s sleep. Unfortunately, such slumbers can be hard to come by—particularly if you find it difficult to get comfy. That’s why you should consider trying one of the best cooling pillows on the market: cushiony bundles specifically made to …
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There’s a good chance that when you woke up this morning, your first thought was to go back to bed. But it’s also likely that you had so many obligations pulling you out from under the covers—work to do, food to cook, friends to see—that you started your day, even if you didn’t get your …
Do you suffer from night time bruxism? No, we don’t mean a nocturnal obsession with the psychic, purple, fish-like Pokemon character – that’s a Bruxish. We’re talking instead about teeth grinding, which the latest research suggests as many as one in three people suffer from. And even those without GCSE maths can work out it’s …
Sleep habit which could be making you tired all the time – and how to fix it Read More »
Dr. Michel Jouvet, a neurophysiologist who discovered the region of the brain that controls rapid eye movement, and who helped define REM sleep as a unique state of consciousness common to humans and animals alike, was found dead on Oct. 3 in Villeurbanne, France. He was 91. Pierre-Hervé Luppi, a fellow researcher who worked with Dr. …
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