http://www.yourinsomniacure.com/blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:11:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Those of us with children of our own will agree that having a baby was something that brought great joy to us and our family. It becomes part of you to worry when your baby seems to be suffering or is sick. A big concern for the parents of ... http://www.yourinsomniacure.com/blog/sleep-apnea/what-is-infant-sleep-apnea/ Sometimes, restlessness prevents a child from relaxing enough to fall asleep. On these occasions, a warm cup of chamomile tea is one old- fashioned remedy for restlessness that many parents swear by Taken with out sweeteners, a small, soothing cup or even just a few sips of chamomile tea can ... http://www.yourinsomniacure.com/blog/insomnia/the-benefits-of-an-occasional-warm-drink-at-bedtime/ Apnea. Your patient and empathic bed partner notices that you suddenly cease not only your snoring, but your breathing as well. You actually stop breathing, for ten, then twenty, then thirty seconds. Then his or her surprise, you begin to gasp for air as if it were your last breath. ... http://www.yourinsomniacure.com/blog/sleep-apnea/the-most-common-sleep-disorders/ Forget what you might have heard in the past about naps. For those who respond well to naps (and who learn the ropes to perfecting this art), naps can provide a wealth of rewards that go beyond just you feel better and able to tackle the rest of your day. Naps ... http://www.yourinsomniacure.com/blog/insomnia/the-pros-of-napping/ The twenty-minute power nap has been talked about for years, but napping doesn’t have to be so confined. You can gain a lot of benefits from as little as five minutes, and as much as two or more hours (but, please, no more than three). As mentioned earlier, if you ... http://www.yourinsomniacure.com/blog/insomnia/how-long-is-the-perfect-nap/ There’s no denying that today’s drug of choice is caffeine. It’s most widely used psycho stimulant in the world. And in standard practice, about 85% of Americans use caffeine regularly may help bolster wakefulness in the morning or to stay alert throughout the day. There is no nutritional need for ... http://www.yourinsomniacure.com/blog/insomnia/caffeine-the-robber-baron-of-sleep/ If you wake up after seven to eight hours of sleep and still feel unrefreshed, your problem may not be about quantity but rather quality. The quality of sleep is as vitally important to our health and well-being as is the quantity. Why? Our sleep has a complex pattern, or ... http://www.yourinsomniacure.com/blog/insomnia/what-is-quality-and-quantity-sleep/ I get asked all the time if a woman or a man needs more sleep. This a hard question to answer because the research just isn’t there yet. Beyond what the scientific reports tell me, what I see in actual people in and day out from a clinical perspective however, ... http://www.yourinsomniacure.com/blog/insomnia/gender-age-and-sleep/ 1. Choose a set wake-up time. Wake up at exactly the same time every day, no matter how much sleep you got the night before. 2. Choose a bedtime. Choose the earliest possible bedtime that enables you to get the sleep you need. However, too much time in bed will lead ... http://www.yourinsomniacure.com/blog/insomnia/7-golden-tips-to-beat-insomnia/ Perfect Night's Sleep: write down what and when you eat and drink in your sleep diary for a week, and see if there are any correlations between your diets and sleep patterns. You can then start by eliminating potential trouble-makers. You'll probably find, like one sleepless friend, that however much ... http://www.yourinsomniacure.com/blog/insomnia/bad-sleep-diets-insomnia-love-you/