Topic: sleep

Sleep Apnea – Do you stop breathing in your sleep?

Sleep apnea is a medical condition that is becoming much more prevalent in the American society. This condition affects your breathing at night and interrupts your good nights sleep. Because you are not able to sleep well you will wake drowsy and be unable to concentrate on important daily tasks. Fortunately there is treatment that [...]

Sleep Needs Of The Elderly

For many in the elderly population sleep is a challenge.  Researchers are learning that more than half of the individuals in the United States who fall in the classification of “older” people have at least one complaint about how well they can sleep at night.  As we age there are specific changes which naturally occur [...]