by webmaster | Apr 8, 2014 | Medical Conditions
Metabolic syndrome is the name for a group of risk factors that significantly raise the risk of developing diabetes mellitus, stroke, and heart disease. The following conditions, when occurring in multiples, are risk factors for metabolic syndrome: an increase in...
by webmaster | Feb 17, 2014 | Medical Conditions
In the last few years, there has been an explosion of information linking sleep and heart disease. We have come to understand not only the risks of untreated sleep apnea but also the consequences of insufficient sleep. Every year new studies are published that...
by webmaster | Feb 10, 2014 | Medical Conditions
The relationship between sleep and GI function is well known. We know that in shift workers the disruption of sleep leads to an increase in gastrointestinal disorders such as gastroesophageal reflux, peptic ulcers, and irritable bowel disease. However, it is now...
by webmaster | Jan 28, 2014 | Featured, Medical Conditions
Every year about 1.7 million Americans sustain a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). 80 to 90 percent of these are considered mild, with the majority classified as concussions. In fact, the annual incidence of sports-related concussion alone has been estimated at over one...
by webmaster | Jan 6, 2014 | Medical Conditions
Several recent studies have shown a relationship between lack of sleep and the occurrence of stroke. In most of these studies, the amount of sleep that predisposes one to stroke is six hours or less. Even though this amount of sleep may seem to be rare and unusual to...
by webmaster | Dec 17, 2013 | Medical Conditions
There are two studies published this year in the journal Sleep Medicine that demonstrate the link between sleep and hypertension. In the first, titled Epidemiological Evidence for the Link Between Sleep Duration and High Blood Pressure, the authors reviewed 21 studies...
