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Hazards and Benefits of Sleep by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams The hazards of not getting a good night’s sleep include:1. Increased stress, obesity, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, stroke, memory loss, attention proble ... Read on »

Free Health Answers from Doctors and Expert Patients by Bob C. Patient Expert

2 Comments Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams Wellsphere’s Health Mavens Provide Free Answers to Millions of Health Seekers In these difficult economic times, it’s comforting to know there are medical and pati ... Read on »

Women Can Often Experience Sleep Problems by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams Women suffer from sleep difficulties more than men because a woman’s body goes through more hormonal changes and because women tend to take on more responsibilities like ... Read on »

SAD Can Make You Sleep More by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams T heless sunlight northern climates receive in the winter months can affect people causing everything from a mild case of the blues to complete depression. We go to work early ... Read on »

Snoring Can Affect Your Sleep by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams And Those Around You There is no question that snoring can affect the quality of the sleep of the snorer and those around them. One proven fact about snoring is that if you pu ... Read on »

Hot Feet Can Affect Your Sleep by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams I always have hot feet at night. Some people’s feet are little ice balls but mine are smoking. It’s not athletes’ foot or from wearing python boots in July ... Read on »

Today is World Aids Day by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams HIV/AIDS has been a global epidemic for more than 27 years. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. This is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV is different from most other ... Read on »

Jet Lag Can Affect Your Sleep/Wake Cycle by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams Jet lag occurs when you fly across one or more time zones. You seem to go through a “time warp” either speeding up or slowing down your daily rhythm. Your circadian rhythm is ... Read on »

Sleep Problems and One Restful Sleep by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams I dragged myself upstairs to bed at 7:30pm. I had been tossing and turning for so many nights before that my insipid self-babble now wasn’t making any sense to even me. My sle ... Read on »

Dreaming and How Much Sleep Do You Need? by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams Your brain is even more active during dreaming (REM sleep) than when you’re awake. As your eyes are moving back and forth, it’s stimulating the visual cortex area of your brai ... Read on »

Why We Sleep, What Happens When We Sleep and The Sleep Cycle by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams Why Do We Sleep? No one knows for sure why we sleep but sleep seems to be necessary for the body’s immune system to repair itself, for the muscles of the body to r ... Read on »

Categories of Sleep Disorders by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams Most sleep problems fall into one of the following categories. The first is difficulty falling asleep. If you don’t fall asleep within 20 minutes and it takes you more than 30 ... Read on »

Definition of Insomnia by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams Everyone has sleep problems from time to time. Over half of adults experienced difficulty sleeping a few nights per week, with a quarter regularly having trouble getting to an ... Read on »

Sleep Junkie and Insomnia by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams When people’s lives get busy, the first thing they cut back on is sleep. Working mothers have to juggle a job, the kids, the chores, and a husband that can snore the siding of ... Read on »

Sheets and Blanklets by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams When I went on business trips, one thing I did before I left was to change the bed and put on nice, clean sheets. After coming home late, I’d wash a layer of airport slime off ... Read on »

Asleep In Your Bed by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams Don’t be that someone driving down the road in a subcompact with a mattress on the roof and one arm out the window holding it down. Yeh, right. Once that car gets up to faster ... Read on »

Light and Your Sleep by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams Try to keep your bedroom as dark as possible. Use heavy drapes that block out the sun (like hotels) because when your brain senses light it will trigger awakening. That’s grea ... Read on »

Temperature and Your Sleep by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams I have always found that it’s easier to get to sleep in a room that is cooler rather than one that is hotter. The best sleeping temperature is between the low to mid 60’s Fahr ... Read on »

Pillows and Your Sleep by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams The thickness of the pillow you use should correspond to the position you most often sleep in. Use a thicker pillow if you sleep on your back, a medium thick pillow if you sle ... Read on »

Sleep and Hunger by Bob C. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Sleep & Dreams Try not to go to bed hungry. I did once and next morning my pillow was gone. If you get hungry at night, eat a light snack before bedtime like cheese and crackers or peanut bu ... Read on »

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