Catching Good Zzzz The secret for a good night’s sleep is a complete digestion of all the day’s dietary, mental and emotional experiences.
Over 40 million sleeping pill prescriptions are handed out in America each year.
Snooze Away Insomnia The poet Robert Frost saw sleep as a reward for our earthly endeavours and as a blessed release from the travails of our conscious life. Still sleep, that most natural of states, remains a mystery to science.
Really Restful, Really Relaxing In this age of massive noise pollution and increased levels of stress, sleep disorders have become rampant. Many people are chronically sleep deprived.
The ABCs of Hypothyroidism Thyroid hormones affect every cell in the body. In hypothyroidism, the amount of hormone secreted by the thyroid gland does not meet the body’s demands.
Insomnia Insomnia means being unable to fall asleep because of worries, excitement, *nervous tension, *pain or *restless legs; waking frequently because of noise sensitivity, dreams or *nightmares; or waking too early and not being able to fall asleep again.
Marvellous Sleep, Naturally Insomnia is a plague in our busy lives. Trouble is that the consequences of sleep deprivation spiral beyond simple fatigue. People who are sleep starved have difficulty remembering and concentrating. Irritability rises and sense of humour evaporates. If all that weren’t bad enough, recent research has connected chronic insomnia with depression, hypertension, and obesity.
Can’t Sleep? Do you have difficulty falling asleep, sleeping through the night, getting back to sleep after waking, or waking refreshed? You’re not alone—lack of sleep affects about one in seven Canadians. (Makes you tired just thinking about it!)
Melatonin Not only is melatonin the biological timekeeper for our bodies, responsible for the wake/sleep cycles, but it also has a close relationship with cortisol, our stress hormone. Insomniacs, shift workers, and travellers may want to know more about this essential hormone.
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