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September 6, 2013

Lack of Sleep Affects Your Looks

We know that we don’t feel very good after a poor night’s sleep but did you know that how you look to others is affected? A small study in the journal Sleep has shown that other people think those who are sleep deprived look sadder. The weary look of red, puffy eyes, dark circles, droopy eyelids and more wrinkles was […]
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August 30, 2013

Stopping Snoring by Singing?

Can you really help stop your snoring by taking singing classes? According to a clinical trial at Exeter University performing certain singing exercises may help strengthen certain muscles, which could help alleviate snoring and even obstructive sleep apnea. Snoring and obstructive sleep apnea occur when weak muscles or excess flesh in the soft palate and upper throat collapse into the […]
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August 27, 2013

Anxious? Could Be Linked to Sleep Apnea

Anxiety and sleep apnea have been linked in a number of studies. For example, in 2012 a European study found that more than half of sleep apnea patients also “had some degree of depression and anxiety.” While anxiety and sleep apnea often go hand in hand, it is important to note that it has not been proven that one necessarily […]
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August 20, 2013

World Flossing Record Broken in Ohio

I don’t know who thought up the idea that there should be a world record for the most number of people flossing on a single length of dental floss – but it does exist. Let me clarify that this is not as disgusting as it sounds – the single length of dental floss was huge and everyone got their own […]
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August 10, 2013

Alzheimer's and Your Dental Health

Want to reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease? A new study suggests that people with poor oral health or gum disease may be more likely to develop this devastating disease. The research examined brain samples from ten patients without dementia and ten patients who had suffered from dementia. The researchers found evidence of the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis in the […]
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August 10, 2013

Is Your Body Clock Out of Rhythm?

Using artificial light we have extended our days far beyond what our early ancestors were used to. Our internal clocks are designed to be in sync with the rise and fall of the sun each day – early to bed and early to rise – but now we stay up to watch the 11 pm news and then the late […]
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August 3, 2013

Do You Want Century Old Healthcare Technology?

Dental amalgam or silver  fillings  have been used for over 150 years.  A good question is Why? Most people wouldn’t be happy  using a treatment that was century old technology for any other healthcare need so why would we accept this for our smiles? Amalgam fillings were originally created as a low cost alternative to gold fillings – the only […]
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July 31, 2013

Natural Remedies for Poor Sleep

Are you tired (no pun intended) of hearing horror stories about sleeping pills and looking for a more natural remedy for poor sleep? You don’t have to resort to sleeping pills – the reason you are having sleep problems may be due to a vitamin or mineral deficiency! Here are some common sleep problems and the vitamins or minerals that […]
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July 26, 2013

Poor Sleep Ages Skin

Chronic sleep deprivation has been linked to medical problems like diabetes, cancer and obesity but a new clinical trial shows that poor sleep ages our skin. The study was conducted at Case Medical Center and funded by Estee Lauder and showed that poor sleepers had increased signs of skin aging and their skin recovered more slowly from environmental stresses like […]
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July 19, 2013

Half of Adults Snore – Tips To Help Stop

About half of adults snore at one time or another. Snoring is not only annoying, it can also have health consequences. If you want to stop snoring here are a few tips to try at home: Stop sleeping on your back and sleep on your side instead. Sleeping on your back allows the soft tissues of your mouth and throat […]
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July 13, 2013

Consequences of Sleep Deprivation

Sleep deprivation for one or two days might not harm you but chronic sleep deprivation has serious consequences. Our busy schedules don’t seem to allow enough time for sleep, especially not the amount we actually need. While average sleep time is 7 to 8 hours some people actually need 10 hours in order to meet their sleep needs. The key […]
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July 11, 2013

Feeling Tired? See a Sleep Doctor

The Centers for Disease Control say that sleep problems are a “public health epidemic”. 70 million Americans have sleep problems and about 60% of those have a serious, chronic problem like obstructive sleep apnea. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is trying to spread the word that being tired is not normal. “Far too many people accept sleep deprivation and […]
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June 25, 2013

Sleep Apnea and Jaw Pain

Researchers from the University of North Carolina have found evidence that obstructive sleep apnea can be linked to TMJ disorders that cause jaw pain. Previous studies have linked sleep apnea to heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke and diabetes. Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ) may be caused by poor bite, clenching or grinding teeth, arthritis and now, sleep apnea. TMJ problems […]
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June 18, 2013

Women At Risk for Sleep Apnea

It turns out that women are just as much at risk for developing obstructive sleep apnea as men. Sleep apnea has long been thought to afflict men at a much higher rate but a study from Sweden showed that the sleep disorder was common in both sexes. The study looked at a random sample of 10,000 women aged 20 to […]
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June 13, 2013

Sudden Death and Sleep Apnea

Researchers have now found that people with obstructive sleep apnea may be at greater risk for sudden cardiac death. The researchers from the Yaho Clinic in Rochester MN found that the risk of sudden cardiac death or resuscitated cardiac arrest increased with reduced oxygen levels during sleep. Obstructive sleep apnea has long been associated with heart disease and risk of […]
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June 4, 2013

Driving While Drowsy Could Be Caused By Sleep Apnea

Driving while drowsy can impair driving performance as much as alcohol studies have shown.  Analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash data estimates drowsy driving is a factor in nearly one in six fatal crashes. The  AAA Foundation recently published a study showing that two out of five drivers surveyed (41 percent) admitted to falling asleep behind the wheel at some point. Many recent tragedies […]
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May 31, 2013

Disturbed Sleep Affects Semen Quality

New research might make some men search for sounder sleep – a study showed that men with disturbed or poor sleep have a reduced sperm count compared to  men who reported restful sleep. This study, the first of its kind, was completed in Denmark and looked at almost 1,000 young men. The men answered a questionnaire about their sleep habits […]
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May 31, 2013

Asthma Patients at Risk for Apnea

Do you have asthma? You may be at higher risk for developing sleep apnea.  Researchers from the University of Wisconsin used data from the Wisconsin sleep cohort study (this is a group of about 1500 people who have been followed by researchers since 1988). They found that patients who had asthma were 1.7 times more likely to develop sleep apnea. […]
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May 24, 2013

Chronic Pain Associated With Sleep Apnea

Chronic pain is the most common reason that people visit the doctor. Sleep apnea and other sleep disorders are being linked to other health conditions with each new study that emerges and now there is a link between chronic pain and sleep apnea. This is a special relationship between sleep apnea and chronic pain because it goes both ways. People […]
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May 17, 2013

Sleep and Prostate Cancer

A new study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention found that men who suffer insomnia and disrupted sleep had a higher risk of prostate cancer than those with normal sleep patterns. This research adds another link to the chain that connects disrupted sleep to cancer risk – prior studies have linked sleep apnea to several types of cancer. The […]
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