Sleep deprivation is a condition when a person experiments a general lack of the necessary amount of sleep. Sleep deprivation can be caused by sleep disorders when people have problem sleeping but also because of a person’s free will. Recent studies show that millions of American adults may be putting themselves at risk for injury, [...]
Do you own your own business? Do you have employees? Did you know that sleep deprivation is a major cause of loss of productivity?
Unlike drunkenness on the job or drug use, sleep deprivation is difficult to recognize. Many times people who are sleep deprived look to be functioning normally but their brains are in a [...]
One of the biggest misconceptions about sleep is that it if you go for a couple of days with no sleep, you will end up losing your sanity. Eye opening discoveries were made a few years ago, and this has changed this great misunderstanding about sleep.
A man named Robert McDonald holds the world record for [...]
More than 70 million Americans are reportedly affected by sleep deprivation or other sleep related disorders today. Things like stress at work, seemingly endless chores and the inevitable hustle and bustle of daily life are keeping us awake at night and taking their toll on our health. When deprived of sleep our bodies tend to [...]
Experiencing difficulty in sleeping for any great length of time may well indicate that you suffer from a common sleep disorder.
Today more than 35 million Americans reportedly suffer from a chronic sleep disorder (sleeping difficulty that lasts for more than one month) and as many as 30 million more suffer from a shorter term or [...]
Sleeping Disorders – Sleep ApneaSleep apnea is a health condition far more serious than what most would think of. Sleep apnea is a health condition that happens when one’s breathing during sleep stop for a while, usually 10 seconds or even longer. Sleep apnea could happen 5 to 45 times per hour. Sleep apnea is [...]
During a nightmare your body muscles which are under your control except for eyeball muscles) such as legs, speech, arms, etc are paralyzed–ie you can’t run downstairs!! What she had was called a “night terror”–similar to what others do when sleep walking. The person is asleep, may occasionally wake up spontaneously, but until that [...]
According to a study from Harvard Medical School, nearly 40% of the officers involved in the study are experiencing some sort of sleep abnormality.
The sleep disorders range from sleep apnea, insomnia, shift work disorder, and narcolepsy with temporary paralysis to restless leg syndrome.
We all know the grueling schedules that cops are expected to maintain and [...]
Passive smoke, or, smoke that’s not from one’s own cigarette, is likely the cause of sleep disturbances ranging from trouble falling asleep, to snoring (or noisy breathing), to not getting enough sleep or not enough quality sleep. (There may be a youtube video in the making on the findings of this study.)
This is the conclusion [...]
Are you aware that many people who suffer from sleep apnea are just a few breaths away from dying? Sleep apnea is serious and if you take it any other way, you’re at risk of severe disability or even death.
Sleep apnea’s most telltale symptom is snoring. If you suffer from sleep apnea, you may stop [...]
