Category: Sleep & Fatigue
Sleep Loss Has Profound Effects on Health
After decades of research, the case can be confidently made that sleep loss and sleep disorders have profound and widespread effects on human health.
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End the Nightmare of Insomnia
Are your eyes bleary as you read this? Did you just stifle a yawn? If so, you’re not alone because over 30 million adults and over two million childr [...]
Breaking the Stress-Sleepy Cycle
Stress and sleep, or lack thereof, can have significant pathological and clinical implications. Stress and sleep are cyclically related to one another [...]
Adrenal Dysfunction…An American Epidemic
It’s 8:00 at night on a Monday evening and you’re just getting home from picking up the children at soccer practice. Long before this though you woke [...]
Is Anxiety the Cause of Your Insomnia?
It’s been a long, busy day. Meetings at work meant that you accomplished almost nothing else. Then, you arrived home and had to cook dinner, handle ch [...]
The Link Between Impaired Sleep and Metabolic Syndrome
Impaired sleep is a chief contributor to metabolic conditions such as obesity and diabetes. This holds true regardless of the type of sleep difficulti [...]
Can’t Lose Weight? The Catch 22 of Stress and Sleep
You’re doing everything right to lose weight and it still isn’t happening. You’re eating healthy, you’re taking supplements, you’re doing the right k [...]
Fibromyalgia Misdiagnosis: What Else Could it Be?
It is important to know that only a small number of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia actually suffer from this classic variety of the syndrome. Up [...]
Fatigued? Boost Your Energy Naturally & Safely
Loss of energy is a common sign of aging and disease. Muscles weaken and atrophy. The heart loses its ability to efficiently pump blood. Memory falter [...]
How to Cure the Busy Lifestyle Syndrome (BLS)
So what is BLS? Sounds more like bullshit but unfortunately it is not. It’s the real deal and all of us suffer from it, well maybe not all of us, but [...]
Does Your Brain Need a Detox from Overstimulation?
Do you ever forget why you went downstairs? Or have gone into a room and left because you could not remember why you went in? Do you say, “It’s just o [...]
You Are What You Eat: The Truth Behind Metabolic Syndrome
There is nothing short of an epidemic silently sweeping the United States. According to the American Medical Association, 34% (more than one [...]
Sweeter Dreams: 10 Steps to Safe Slumber for Kids
While children are awake, parents are vigilant about keeping them safe, from holding hands while crossing the street to applying (and reapplying!) sun [...]
Do You Really Know What Hormones Do?
As Sue thought about her upcoming anniversary celebration, it was with mixed emotions. She was really looking forward to an evening out with her husba [...]
Symptoms of Sleep Deprivation
Anyone who has ever felt tired in the morning or dozed off in a meeting knows that sleep is important. In fact, getting enough is vital to your well-b [...]
Catching your ZZZ’s
Catching your ZZZ’s is more important than you may think! Restful sleep has been shown to improve mood and memory, maintain a healthy body weight and [...]
Balance Your Body with Sleep
When you are exhausted, do you admit it, or do you power through your day in denial? Are you the bringer of love and compassion to yourself when s [...]
Chronic Insomnia: A Risk Factor for Disease Natural Ways to Get the Sleep You Need
"Sleep is not a luxury, but rather an important component of health. A healthy amount of sleep is crucial for a vibrant and productive lifestyle. . . [...]
Menopause Sleep Issues: The Adrenal Connection
by Debra Gibson, N.D.
Menopause, also called the change of life, has been the focus of much-needed attention over the past several years, resulting [...]
Why am I so tired? – By Dr. Frank Aieta, N.D.
"Why am I so tired?" This is a question I hear almost daily in my practice from patients. Fatigue is probably the number one complaint amongst most n [...]