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J.K. is a 45 year old man who presented to Dr. Avi Ishaaya at the Aviisha Medical Wellness Institute in 2008. At his first appointment J.K. weighed...
Do you wake up in the morning still feeling tired? An estimated 20 million Americans suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common sleep...
It may come as no surprise that being overweight causes sleep problems, but new research shows that the reverse may also be true! Sleep problems may...
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Research from Harvard/Brigham and Women's Hospital shows that working hours that go against your body’s natural rhythm can increase the risk of both obesity and diabetes(1). Nearly 8.6 million Americans work the night shift, which includes factory workers, hospital staff, policemen, firefighters, pilots, road crews and truck drivers, among others.
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Are you getting enough sleep? Most of us are not, and it’s taking a toll on our overall health. Over the last century, we’ve gradually reduced the average amount of time we sleep. It used to be that people regularly slept 10 hours a night! Now, according to the 2008 National Sleep Foundation (NSF) Sleep in America poll, today Americans average 6.9 hours of sleep on weeknights and 7.5 hours per night on weekends.(1)
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Snoring is quite a common problem. Around 30%-50% of the US population snore. While snoring may seem like only an intimate issue for partners to deal with at home, a great many snorers have Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). OSA is a very common sleep disorder with serious risks such as weight gain, car accidents, depression, anxiety, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, heart attack, and stroke. So, if you snore, it's definitely worth taking a closer look at the problem.
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Adults aren’t the only ones who can suffer from obstructive sleep apnea or OSA. In fact, OSA affects between 1% and 10% of children , and is increasingly becoming recognized as a cause of daytime behavioral and attention problems
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Feeling more forgetful lately? Scientists have discovered that the quality of your sleep can dramatically affect your memory.