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If you experience sudden muscle spasms, shocks or vivid experiences when falling asleep, you may be suffering from sleep starts. Here's how to cope.
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There are many possible reasons you might wake up in a pool of perspiration. Here’s how to tell when it should be cause for concern.
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On average, the rise in melatonin was 32 percent greater on the night the study participants slept with a weighted blanket.
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Adults who sleep for five hours or less a night are more likely to develop two or more chronic diseases once they get older, research has found.
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A large new study published provides evidence that people 50 and older who sleep five hours or less at night have a greater risk of developing multiple chronic diseases as they age compared with peers who get a longer night's rest.
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Most people sleep on their side, which is good because those who sleep on their backs are more likely to be poor sleepers or have breathing difficulties at night.
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Routinely getting a good night’s sleep has been added to the American Heart Association’s list of key components of cardiovascular health, lengthening the list to eight factors the association believes can lead to a longer, higher-quality life without heart disease.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and has been for the past century, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since 2010, the AHA had focused on seven points: maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking, being physically active, eating a healthy diet, and keeping blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar at acceptable levels.
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Sleep duration was added to the American Heart Association's "Life's Essential 8," a questionnaire that measure's a person's heart health.
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For older adults, sleeping with any amount of light at all raised the risk of later obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure, according to a new study.
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Chimps sleep nine hours a night. Cotton-top tamarins sleep about 13. What happened to humans?
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Many have opinions about sleep not backed by good science. On World Sleep Day, check to see if your sleep beliefs are keeping you from getting quality zzz's.
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Morning tightness is normal. But there are a few tricks you can use – when you feel stiff, and even before the feeling arises – to help you get relief, faster.
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Melatonin is the hormone that tells our brains and bodies it's time to sleep. But if you think melatonin supplements will significantly improve your ability to fall asleep and stay asleep, you may have been misled. Sleep scientist Matt Walker shares how this "hormone of darkness" really works.
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While the position you fall asleep in is just one piece of the sleep hygiene puzzle, experts said it can be key to getting quality rest.
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Poor sleep habits can slow your gait and make you unsteady, potentially affecting your safety and health, a study finds.
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"There's a palpable sense of unrest and uncertainty in the community, and some people have real financial stress or other stresses and that leads to sleep being more disturbed and anxious."
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The thoughts are often distressing and punitive. Strikingly, these concerns vaporise in the daylight, proving that the 3am thinking was completely irrational and unproductive. But why?
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Dreaming of falling asleep quickly? Wake up and discover the healthy way to get to sleep fast.
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Poor sleep patterns can drive the stress that contributes to anxiety, depression and our ability to focus. When psychologist John Duffy asks his clients to track their rest, they find they get far less sleep than they think they do. Here's how his clients address those patterns.
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Among middle-aged men and women who took about 7,000 steps a day, covering even a little extra ground was tied to better sleep.
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Experts weigh in on how much sleep you should get at night and break it down by age group. They also offer ways to get more and better sleep if you're not getting enough.
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To increase your odds of sleeping soundly through the night, experts recommend tweaking certain daytime behaviours such as wake time and alcohol intake.