Women and Insomnia: Like peas and carrots

05.09.2009

As I get older my struggles with insomnia seem to be getting worse.  The definition of insomnia by webterms.com is “the perception or complaint of inadequate or poor-quality sleep because of one or more of the following: difficulty falling asleep; waking up frequently during the night with difficulty returning to sleep; waking up too early in [...]

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Pillows Make a Difference

05.09.2009

How many pillows do you have in your house? Not counting  all the decorative pillows we don’t use for sleeping, my husband and I have six! We’re only two people just starting our life together and yet we already have so many pillows! Why do we collect so many pillows? Is it because we haven’t [...]

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Is Your Pillow Clean? Probably…not

05.09.2009

I like to keep my house clean, not just neat, but disinfected, bacteria free. I am not a germaphobe, but after taking classes in infectious disease and microbiology I became more aware of “germs”. But it  never occurred to me to think about bacteria and fungus beyond the pillow slip. I wash my pillow slips regularly [...]

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Sleep apnea: what you don’t know about it could hurt your family or you

05.07.2009

New research has been published on the dangerous effects obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has on stroke victims.  Science Daily reports that sleep apnea makes stroke victims worse, so it’s important to identify OSA and treat it before a stroke occurs. Since stroke is the 3rd leading cause of death and a leading cause of disability [...]

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“Sleep to Live” Stores: an idea whose time has come

05.07.2009

I recently observed a store while driving that I have never seen before, called “Sleep to Live”. The store’s name intrigued me, but I had not had the opportunity to go in yet.  So I decided to check out their website, sleeptolive. Their intro video is amazing!   Here’s a bit from their “How we’re different” [...]

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