One of the most common mental illnesses in the United States is depression; according to the National Alliance on Mental Illnesses (NAMI), roughly 16 million Americans must contend with major depression on regular basis. A report from the land down ...
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A New Device for Sleep Apnea Patients
It is well known that Americans struggle with sleep – according to a 2012 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 30 percent of American workers get less than six hours of sleep per night. Of ...
Read More »The Risks of Excessive Texting
In the past decade or so, text messaging has fundamentally altered the way people communicate with each other. Consider that in the year 2000, Americans sent a total of 14 billion text messages. Just a decade later, this figure had ...
Read More »Is a Lack of Sleep Hurting Teens’ Health?
Arguably one of the most well known facts regarding health is the importance of sleep. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), adults need between seven and nine hours of slumber to function at peak performance. For ...
Read More »Five Surprising Triggers for Weight Gain
Weight gain is usually attributed to a combination of poor diet and lack of exercise. For most people, an expanding waistline can indeed be blamed on these two factors. This isn’t true for everyone, however; despite getting regular physical activity ...
Read More »Getting Back to Sleep: How to Deal with Insomnia
When people think of sleep, two thoughts usually spring to mind; we need eight hours per night, and most of us fall far short of that goal. While this lack of sleep can often be blamed on hectic and work-filled ...
Read More »Why Excessive Stress is Bad For Your Health
No matter what your life is like, there’s a very good chance you’ll have to deal with stress at some point or another. While research has shown that adult stress levels have declined somewhat in recent years, a 2012 survey ...
Read More »Get Some Sleep – Your Waistline Will Thank You For It
It’s no secret that many people struggle with both diet and sleep. Over two-thirds of Americans are overweight and obese, and an estimated 30 percent of American workers fail to get enough nightly slumber, a figure that equates to roughly ...
Read More »What is Your Child’s “Screen Time”?
Many parents would agree with the notion that children are spending more time than ever on electronic devices. Over the last decade or so, smart phones, laptops and tablets have become highly valued items among adolescents, and are now becoming ...
Read More »Why Do We Sleep? Five Possible Answers
No matter your age, gender, size or shape, everyone on the planet sleeps. Likewise, the consequences of failing to get enough sleep are well-known and well-understood; who hasn’t felt sluggish and lethargic after getting a poor night’s sleep? Since sleep ...
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