Sleep Apnea A Cause of Car Accidents

Sleep Apnea A Cause of Car Accidents
Obstructive sleep apnea is a disorder that disrupts sleep hundreds of times every night. It's caused by:Obesity, which causes flabby fat deposits in the throat area that can block the air passages.Enlarged tonsils and adenoids that block air passages. Deformed or too large uvula. This is the fleshy lobe at the back of the throat. Abnormality of the soft palate or roof of the mouth. Too large or thick tongue. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease or...

Wake Up and Smell the Sugar Pill - Or Not

Secondary Insomnia and the Drugs Used To Treat It
I previously posted about the diagnosis of insomnia, the difference between primary and secondary/comorbid insomnia, and the importance of evaluating for and treating any underlying causes of insomnia. I encourage you to read my Secondary Insomnia post before reading any more of this post. Today I will be talking more about medication treatment options for secondary (comorbid) insomnia. Although persons with primary insomnia (insomnia...

A Better Diet May Mean Better Sleep
  Fatty foods including ice cream, greasy French fries, and bacon, may taste good, but they aren't good for your health. In addition to weight gain, fatty foods cause heartburn, indigestion, and cholesterol problems that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. Now new research published in Cell Metabolism reports that consuming too much fatty food can disrupt the circadian rhythm and cause sleep...

No Really, Coffee Isn't Good For You
The Coffee Habit Do you, like hundreds of people all over the world, drag yourself out of bed in the morning and stagger into the kitchen for the first cup of coffee? This habit might be hiding the real problem - a lack of sleep caused by a common sleep disorder. A study, led by Dr Joshua Septimus, an internist with The Methodist Hospital in Houston (USA), stated that the energy that a person gets from caffeine could...