A common belief is that caffeinated products such as coffee and soda are the only foods affecting proper sleep. Not many people are aware that nutrition plays a far bigger role in sleep quality than just avoiding caffeine an hour before bedtime. Food Sensitivity Allergies and food sensitivities cause the body to crave foods it…
Shift work sleep disorder is a chronic disruption of normal sleep often suffered by people who work shifts, especially night shift or rotating shift patterns. Ultimately, this disorder is a type of sleep deficiency. Whereas sleep deprivation is simply not getting enough sleep which can happen to everyone from time to time, sleep deficiency is…
If you are a snorer then you have likely heard and read countless times that it affects your sleep quality, which ultimately has an effect on your health. Learning about sleep stages will help you understand why it’s important to find a product that will help you stop snoring. If your snoring is nasal-based, a…
Getting a good sleep shouldn’t mean sleeping in separate rooms from your lovable nocturnal noise-maker. When you know how to stop snoring, separate rooms are no longer necessary! Knowing how to stop snoring requires you first to determine what type of snorer you are. Are you a nasal snorer, mouth breathing snorer, tongue snorer, or…
There is no one single cause of snoring. For some, it could be a function of genetics. For others it could be because they are overweight. One reason for snoring that often gets overlooked is allergies. For many people, when allergy season comes around, their partner notices a major uptick in snoring. This is because…
Have you ever suffered through a restless night when you couldn’t sleep due to noise? You lie in bed, staring at the ceiling and try to ignore the sounds around you but they keep invading. If you’re lucky enough, you finally drift off. Then the noise wakes you again, keeping your mind and body from…
The human body and brain need sleep. The short-term benefits of a good night’s sleep are clear – we wake refreshed and alert, ready to tackle the day. Similarly, we have probably all experienced the short-term problems brought on by a poor night’s sleep – bad temper or irritability, an inability to think or react…
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder that causes breathing to repeatedly stop and start during sleep and may result in insufficient oxygen to the brain and the rest of the body. In obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the most common type of apnea, the soft tissue in the back of the…
As we get older, our biology changes. Our hair thins and grays, our skin starts to loosen and spot, and muscles get sore, fast. But these aren’t the only changes that require attention. As we get older, we also start snoring louder and more frequently. Although an increased level of snoring can be associated with…
Obstructive sleep apnea is a common medical condition that affects many people. It is a potentially serious sleep condition which causes you to repeatedly stop and start breathing while sleeping. These pauses can last from seconds to minutes and decrease the amount of oxygen you have in your body. Ultimately, this can have harmful consequences…