Deck the Halls: Tips to Help You Sleep Better Through the Holidays

Deck the Halls: Tips to Help You Sleep Better Through the Holidays
 'Tis the season. Christmas, New Years. Out of town visitors and parties. Turkey and fruit cake. Nuts and chocolates. Christmas cheer and New Year's bubbly. 'Tis the season for merriment, joy and love.     But for those people who suffer from a sleep disorder, the holiday season can add more stress and often lead to depression. A very important aspect of managing sleep disorders is a regular schedule. Your visitors may not...

What Time is It?
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Bible -- Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 . In many parts of the world this is the time for folks to "fall back" just like, every spring, we "spring forward." Someone jokingly remarked that attempting to squeeze more hours out of the day using Daylight Saving was like trying to make a piece of rope longer by cutting off one end and tying it on the other end.   There...

Diabetes, High Blood Sugar And Body Clock All Linked In New Study
Diabetes and high levels of blood sugar may be linked to abnormalities in a person's body clock and sleep patterns, according to a genome-wide association study published today in the journal Nature Genetics.

Editorials, Opinion Piece Address Recent IOM Recommendations On Work Schedules For Medical Residents
Two newspapers recently published two editorials and an opinion piece about recent recommendations by an Institute of Medicine committee that medical residents who work a 30-hour shift should have a five-hour, uninterrupted break to sleep after they have worked 16 hours. Summaries appear below.

Your Ticking Clock
Picture the human body as a big clock, or perhaps a conglomerate of clocks, all ticking in unison. All forms of life respond to the cycles of the sun, the moon and the changing seasons. This is called the biological clock, or, to use a more scientific term, the circadian rhythm. The word "circadian" comes from the phrase "circa diem", which means about a day.or twenty-four hours. Research has revealed that the body clock operates on a...