Seven Sleep Aids that Can Help You to Night-Night Land
Do you find yourself lying in bed at night, hoping for sleep? If you suffer from occasional bouts of insomnia, here are seven sleep aids that can help send you off to night-night land.
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Topic: Sleep Disorders
Creating Healthy Sleep Habits for Your Kids
Good sleep habits for kids are as important as they are an essential for health, proper growth and well-being. Children, who get plenty of sleep every night function better throughout the day, are more alert, and their concentration, memory, and performance are better than those who don’t sleep well. As well children with sleep problems are less likely to develop behavioral problems of any kind, moodiness, anxiety or depression.
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Topic: Health for Children, Sleep Disorders
Snoring: The Sleep Disorder that Keeps Everyone Awake
Probably everyone is familiar with snoring. If you don’t snore, you’ve probably shared a room or bed with someone who does. Although snoring is often the butt of many jokes and used for comedic effect on TV and in movies, snoring can actually be a serious medical condition. Many people view snoring as a harmless nuisance, but in reality, it can indicate underlying health problems. Snoring can take a toll on the quality of you and your sleeping partner’s sleep, as well as your overall health.
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Topic: Sleep Disorders
Adult Sleep Disorders
Adults as well as children often have sleep problems. Some that adults might suffer from are insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, and restless leg syndrome.
Let’s define sleep. Sleep is more than taking a break from a busy schedule or resting. Sleep is an important part of our physical and emotional health. Sleep also helps the body recover quicker from injury and illness. Someone not getting enough sleep report having trouble performing tasks that involve memory, learning, logical reasoning, and math calculations. Even just a few nights of not getting your needed sleep can cause stress in your life and make you less productive. Severe insomnia results in psychiatric problems in some people.
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Topic: Health for Adults, Sleep Disorders
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
One of the most exhausting conditions that affect adults with anxiety disorders is post-traumatic stress disorder. This condition usually follows someone who survives a physical or emotional event that was terrifying to him or her. Brought to the forefront by our veterans, it was often called “shell shock” or “battle fatigue.” It’s been found to occur in both men and women who have had serious car accidents, survived a natural disaster, bombings, a plane crash, or violent personal attacks. Abuse in childhood also can cause post-traumatic stress disorder. How severe the disorder will be is determined by the length and severity of the event that caused it.
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Topic: Health for Adults, Mental Illness
