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Vitamin D and Restless Legs Syndrome
In the last few years there have been several studies linking vitamin D to various sleep disorders. This is not surprising as we are becoming more aware of the numerous functions this vitamin serves at a cellular level. It is not only intimately involved in the...
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8 Reasons to Make Sleep a Priority
1. Your immune system We know that sleep is necessary for a normal functioning immune system. Numerous studies have shown that our immune system works best when we get adequate sleep. In fact, several studies have demonstrated poor responses to vaccines for influenza...
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A Back-to-School Checklist for Sleep
1. Calculate how much sleep your child needs Many well-meaning parents have no idea how much sleep their child needs. Preschoolers need 11 to 12 hours. Five to ten-year-olds need 10 to 11 hours and teenagers do best with 9 to 10 hours. 2. Nudge that sleep time forward...
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Acting Out Your Dreams? This could be the Beginning of Parkinson’s Disease
Normally, when we go into REM sleep, we become paralyzed. The only muscles that continue to work at routine levels are the diaphragm and the eye muscles. However, there are individuals who lack this inhibition and can move while dreaming. In these folks, the dreams...
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For Better Sleep, Teach Your Kids Good Habits
It is becoming quite apparent to those of us in sleep medicine that children and adolescents are not getting enough sleep. I believe there are two major reasons for this, the first being that some parents really don’t have a clue as to how much sleep their children...
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Getting Divorced? Don’t Lose Sleep!
Divorce can be a very stressful time in our lives. Poor sleep is often a result of this stress. We refer to this form of insomnia as acute adjustment or transient insomnia. However, what happens if the problem persists? In the July issue of Health Psychology,...
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