Archive for: August 2007

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), the most common form of the sleep disorder, affects an estimated twelve million American citizens every year. Of these, over a half are prone to loud snoring and are also overweight or obese. For reasons unknown, …

Cortisol is a vital hormone which helps us respond to stress in an appropriate manner, however, if the stress is prolonged and severe, then elevated cortisol levels cause destruction. Failure to deal with our reaction to continued stress result in …

Did you know that you can actually lose weight by sleeping more, and gain more weight by sleeping less? It may seem reasonable that you might lose weight by sleeping more because if you sleep long enough you might manage …

What keeps you awake when you should be sleeping? Swallowing a sleeping pill without searching for the cause of your insomnia, may help for a while, but ultimately you will begin to have side effects from the pills. Far …