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While a few sleepless nights can be an annoyance to our daily routine, habitual sleep deprivation can have much longer-lasting affects on our overall health. Sleep depravation can be caused by many factors but for many of us, extended periods of sleeplessness aren’t a matter of “if” but “when”. When those seasons of tossing and […]

The rise of modern technology has had a profound effect on our lifestyles unlike any previous generation. Since the advent of the “space age”, we’ve seen technological wonders our parents and grandparents couldn’t imagine when they were kids. From space stations to smart phones, we’ve come a long, long way in a relatively short period […]

It usually happens in the middle of the night. The kids have been in bed for several hours and you and your spouse are settling into your own REM sleep. Suddenly the house is flooded with screams of terror from one of your children. Blankets and pillows fly through the air as the two of […]

So, you’re out of town on business and you check into your hotel. You’re tired from the long trip and in need of a good night’s sleep but it has been your experience that you just don’t sleep very well unless you’re at home. Regardless of this fact, you settle in for the night with […]

Ever heard this one before? You’re sound asleep getting your much needed rest after a hectic and stressful day when you hear a sound coming from the other side of the bed. At first you think there may be something trying to dig through the floor of your bedroom. You wake your partner and the […]

Last week we talked briefly about a condition known as REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD). This is a disorder characterized by a person physically acting out the dreams that they are having, with potentially dangerous results. Often when someone begins to show symptoms of this disorder they simply write it off as sleepwalking but there […]

We started this two-part blog entry last week when we discussed how REM sleep occurs in you nightly sleep routine. This time we will be going into why the brain requires  REM sleep and what makes it so important to our health. The true function of REM sleep is not fully understood as of yet […]

For those of us who typically sleep on a regular schedule but every so often need that extra push to get to sleep, there are several options available that will help you fall into the sleep you desire. Over the counter drugs like NyQuil are sometimes a bit of an over-kill and it is at […]

Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night in your kitchen, confused as to how you got there? If you are a person who often finds themselves in random locations with no recollection of getting there, as I’m sure you have already realized, you are probably a victim of sleepwalking. Depending on its frequency […]

In the past we have discussed several different sleep disorders that are relatively common and usually prevent the victim from achieving a full and healthy night’s sleep. These conditions can clearly lead to stress, exhaustion, and a much more vulnerable immune system since your body needs sleep to function 100% properly. However, you don’t necessarily need […]