Sleep is a process essential for many vital functions of mind and body. It plays a significant part in human lives, enabling energy conservation, influencing psychological states, and improving cognition and overall performance.
According to research by the Edu Birdie review, older adults up to 65+ need 7-8 hours of quality sleep and newborns up to 3 months old need 14-17 hours.
Topics: health, sleep test
Alaska Sleep Clinic is honored to be featured in a blog article written by Champneys, the UK's original health resort. Champneys reached out to ASC to find out how important sleep is to a marathon runner's physical and mental recovery after an event. In Alaska, we have our Mountain Marathoners who can benefit from the blog's suggestions, too.
Topics: health, exercise, sleep test, runners, marathon
Anxiety, depression, and exhaustion are logical reasons behind lack of sleep and restless nights. The more uncommon explanations come from other ailments plaguing the normal daily functionalities of the human body.
Topics: dental, health, fibromyalgia
Sleep apnea is common — but rarely diagnosed — among black Americans, researchers say.
Topics: life with sleep apnea, health, african-americans
We all know that getting good sleep at night has a direct impact on how we feel during the day. If you sleep poorly even one night, you will probably feel sluggish and tired the next day. If you continually get poor sleep it can lead to some serious health problems down the road.
However, while most of us know how important sleep is to our health, many people may not realize that they're practicing poor sleep habits. Below is a list of seven bad sleeping habits to avoid as soon as possible:
Topics: Sleep Tips, health, sleep hygiene, wellness
“Eating healthy and allowing the body to absorb proper nutrients provides the brain with the chemical environment that it needs to produce the neurotransmitters that it needs to maintain adequate sleep,” said Ana Krieger, MD, MPH, Medical Director of the Center for Sleep Medicine at New York-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine.
Topics: health, tryptophan, food, get better sleep, stimulants
You are attempting to fall asleep after a long day at work. You squeezed in dinner, exercising, playing with your kids, helping with homework, packing lunches, tweeting… the list never ends. And this is just since you pulled into the driveway at 6 p.m.
Topics: health
It’s no secret we’re sleeping less. Our fast-paced lives demand more time, and often that comes at the expense of our sleep. It also should be no surprise that there is a strong correlation between the amount, and more importantly, the quality of sleep we get, and the effect it has on our bodies.
Topics: Sleep, sleep disorders, apnea, treatment, health, stress, sleep deprivation
