Sleep Enough

Alcohol and insomnia go hand in hand. Although you may think there is no relation between the two, drinking alcohol could be what is behind your inability to sleep well at night. For many people, they say that drinking a bit of wine or even something stronger causes sleepy feelings. You may find yourself dosing off after a dinner with wine or a beer. However, those sleepy feelings are just temporary. Too much alcohol, especially on a regular basis, can cause insomnia to occur.

Alcohol and insomnia can affect your overall health in several ways. Alcohol is a type of drug and as such, you do need to use it with caution. If you use too much, you end up with negative side effects, including insomnia, according to the Mayo Clinic. There are several ways this can affect you. Read the rest of this entry »

Men who do not get enough sleep wake up tired and without energy. Going to work in such a state can result in poor judgment and bad business decisions. But, that is not all. Men who get less than five hours of sleep for a week show a decrease in the level of testosterone by up to 15 percent, it seems.

Optimal testosterone level is critical in male reproductive health and sexual behavior, but it is also important for maintaining muscle mass, strength, bone density and a general sense of well being and energy level. This is but one more reason why getting enough sleep is highly important. Read the rest of this entry »

Ask any teenager and they will tell you: school starts too early. Now there is scientific proof – well, according to a study run in a Rhode Island school anyway. The advantages of a delayed school beginning time seems to have been confirmed after studying the behavioral and sleep patterns of the students.

Dr. Judy Owens, an expert in sleep from Hasbro Children’s Hospital, found in her study that even a small postponement in school beginning hours of half hour showed noted improvements in student alertness, general health and mood of students (and teachers too.) Dr. Owens’ findings were published in July 2010 in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. Read the rest of this entry »

An EMF is the invisible electromagnetic field that exists when an electrical current is active and flowing. All electrical objects produce their own EMF fields, but it is not limited to lifeless objects; living things also have their own EMFs which is specific to their own vibration rate.

EMFs are everywhere in our world, but what we should be concerned about are the bad electromagnetic fields which are incompatible with our own, such as that emitted by electronic devices like TVs, computers, fluorescent lights, and cell phones. Read the rest of this entry »

We all snore, at least from time to time. According to a few sources, 45% of men and 30% of women snore regularly. But for many people who sleep with snorers, the issue is not a trivial one. Snoring has been known to put a strain on marriages and friendships, due to one party being disturbed by the snoring at night. Read the rest of this entry »