Archive for August, 2009

Waking up early? Your genes may be the reason

Are you constantly waking up early? Short sleepers are people who often sleep only a few hours a night, wake up early, and then cannot sleep anymore. If so, it may be in your genes. If you find that you just have this problem no matter what you do, the reason may be genetic, at [...]

Sleep apnea raises death risk by 46 percent?

On Yahoo News today it is reported that severe sleep apnea raises the risk of early death by as much as 46 percent. I think that is quite astounding (and shocking) if true, when you consider that the true number of sleep apnea sufferers numbers in the millions, including almost 18 million Americans. Also, compare [...]

Nutrients for sleep

How many of you pop vitamins daily, or at least believe that nutrients play an important part in sleep and general health? I for one, take supplemental vitamins often because I believe the foods we eat every day are just too deficient and inadequate to be regarded as “sufficient” in fulfilling all our nutritional needs. [...]