Have you ever sat somewhere and marveled at how quiet it was? You are acutely aware of sound because it is so unusual to be without noise, We always hear hum from machines, the rumble of traffic, a plane, or other people talking Modern noise pollution is subtle, inconspicuous, and more dangerous than we realize […]
More than half of elderly women and men experience sleep problems, and women are likely to be more affected. Rather than more supplements and more medications in a population that is likely already burdened with excessive health care costs, something simple like music may be just the answer.
In a study of 52 postmenopausal women over […]
Inadequate or dissatisfying sleep is the most common sleep disturbance in America. As many as 40% of adult Americans report at least occasional insomnia, and of those, nearly 20% have severe insomnia. Severe insomnia is defined as difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep at least three times a week for 1 month or more, with the […]
Q: After really intense workouts, I have trouble sleeping. Why is this and what can I do about it?
A: The inability to get proper sleep can be caused by any number of factors. The most basic of these is stress, which includes the physical stress of intense training. Learning how to cope with exercise-induced stress […]
What is melatonin?
Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland and has an important role in circadian rhythms. The daily rhythm of melatonin secretion is controlled by an inbuilt, free running pacemaker, the suprachiasmatic nucleus, and is synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan. Melatonin synthesis is controlled by exposure to cycles of light and […]
There are times our adult lives when we seen to be so overwhelmed by our day to day activities that we forgot what it is like to sleep well, or even how to get to sleep. This article focuses on simple strategies to help get you to sleep or improve your sleep and bedtime routines. […]
How do I establish a routine that promotes sleep?
A bedtime routine is part of sleep hygiene and helps you to prepare psychologically and physically for sleep. A routine is a way of ordering simple daily tasks and behavioral pattern into a meaningful sequence. If you have great difficulty in establishing a routine, a health professional […]
What is melatonin?
Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland and has an important role in circadian rhythms. The daily rhythm of melatonin secretion is controlled by an inbuilt, free running pacemaker, the suprachiasmatic nucleus, and is synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan. Melatonin synthesis is controlled by exposure to cycles of light […]
What is sleep?
Everyone knows what sleep, but most people would find it difficult to define. Sleep is the intermediate state wakefulness and death, wakefulness being regarded as the active state of all the animal and intellectual functions, and death as that of their total suspension. During sleep, our senses are disengaged and we are […]
Insomnia is described as difficulty in falling asleep or difficulty to achieve continuous sleep. It is not a disease or diagnosis but a symptom. An average person experiences insomnia at least once in their life. It was found that 30-50% of people are insomniacs.
All age groups are affected by insomnia. Its incidence increases as age […]
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