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Tai chi may help stroke survivors beat depression, anxiety and sleep problems
For approximately one-third of stroke survivors, the future can feel less than rosy. In fact, those that live through the interruption in blood flow to their brains due to a blood clot, usually face...
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Why you should take sleep as seriously as nutrition and exercise
From time to time, everyone experiences a sleepless night. But the effects of poor sleep don’t end when you climb out of bed… That lack of shut-eye can make you feel foggy the next day, cause...
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Why blue light contributes to weight gain
You may have already heard about the negative consequences of blue light on your health. In fact, blue light, which is emitted from screens like your television, tablet or smartphone has been proven...
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Why napping won’t make up for your sleepless nights
Recently, I’ve had some restless nights. Blame it on age. Blame it on the heat and humidity. Who knows why, but I just haven’t been getting a good night’s sleep. Of course, my energy flags during the...
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How nighttime workouts impact your sleep
The most obvious ways exercise contributes to your well-being is by helping you to maintain a healthy weight, good muscle tone and strong bones. But a regular exercise regimen does so much more than...
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The Alzheimer’s-sleep connection: quantity vs quality
Remember the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”? Goldilocks found that Papa Bear’s bed was too hard and Mama Bear’s bed was too soft, but Baby Bear’s bed was “just right.” Well, the same idea...
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Want a good night’s sleep? Get naked
Getting a good night’s sleep doesn’t just keep you from being grouchy and irritable the next morning, it’s also vital for your overall health. After all, just a few of the health hazards that come...
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The strong connection between bad sleep, bad attitude and bad aging
Sleep is increasingly important as we age because of its impact on our physical and cognitive health. Yet it becomes harder to come by as we enter our 50s. Some studies have found as many as half of...
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Sleep better with the bedtime routine of a toddler
“I slept like a baby.” Oh, how we all long to be able to say those words and mean it! But for too many of us, sleep has become anything but a natural process. It’s something we have to fight for. So...
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4 ways cherries make you feel better
To “put the cherry on top” of something means to make a good thing even better. Or, surely you’ve heard the phrase, “life is just a bowl of cherries,” meaning that life is sweet and pleasant. It’s no...
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A late bedtime won’t turn you into a pumpkin but could harm your heart
According to the American Heart Association, coronary heart disease is responsible for one in every seven deaths in the United States. Someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds, and more than one...
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The link between poor sleep, deep belly fat and your heart
It’s no secret that staying healthy means getting a good night’s sleep. Still, more than one-third of us routinely don’t get enough. According to researchers at Mayo Clinic, this lack of sleep is...
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Middle-aged+? This is the ‘optimal’ amount of sleep for you
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found my sleep patterns changing. What with middle-of-the-night trips to the bathroom and the occasional bout of insomnia, figuring out how many hours of restful sleep are...
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Deep sleep holds clues to cause of tinnitus
Imagine living with a constant ringing, buzzing, or humming in your ears, even when you’re in a perfectly silent environment. Enough to drive you crazy? For the person living with tinnitus, this is...
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When frequent napping may be a stroke warning
Is there anything more enjoyable than curling up on a rainy afternoon with a blanket and a book and falling asleep? You wouldn’t think there’d be any health risks in that! Yet over the past twenty...
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The deficit that makes exercise dangerous for your heart
Exercise is good for the health of your heart. It’s a statement that has been repeated so often, you would have a hard time finding anyone who would say differently. Yet, according to research from a...
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Light on sleep? This heavy habit will get you more Zzzs
Did you know that obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes have a common denominator? It’s poor sleep. Whether it’s insufficient, irregular or variable, not getting good sleep can...
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Two mistakes to avoid (like your life depends on it) when you retire
I’ve been blaming it on colder weather, darker mornings, and the approach of winter. Lately, I’ve been staying in bed later. I hate getting up in the dark. I also find myself more reluctant to go out...
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Sleeping five hours or less? Meet your long-term health risks
There isn’t any one magic elixir that can give us perfect health. But regularly getting a good night’s sleep comes close. Sleep gives your body the time it needs to shut down, repair and regenerate...
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The two consistent warnings women get before heart attack
They say women pay attention to their health more closely than men. I think that’s true to a certain extent… We’re conditioned to see our gynecologists regularly, get yearly mammograms, and seem more...
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Busting the myths about screentime, blue light and sleep
You’ve probably heard all the warnings about cutting down on screentime in the bedroom and why it’s important to avoid the blue light they produce — especially if you hope to get a good night’s sleep....
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The strong connection between naps, hypertension and heart trouble
I used to be a fan of the power nap. Several years ago I read that napping for about an hour a day could provide quick bursts of brain waves that have been linked to better memory retention — and...
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Peripheral artery disease: How sleep contributes to the pain in your legs
Approximately 8.5 million Americans suffer from peripheral artery disease (PAD), a condition that restricts blood flow and increases the risk of clots. Like coronary artery disease, PAD involves...
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Could a sleeping pill prevent Alzheimer’s?
Poor sleep has been linked to higher levels of both amyloid and tau in the brain, both of which can lead to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. That’s because when we sleep, restorative and...
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5 reasons you wake up at night and how to stop
Insomnia is commonly thought of as the inability to fall asleep. But if you find yourself following a regular bedtime routine, winding down, going to sleep at the same time each night, yet at 2 a.m....
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Could the key to good sleep start in your gut?
Everyone has trouble sleeping occasionally, and most of us are familiar with the common causes of sleeplessness: stress, anxiety and depression, sleep disorders, neurological problems and physical...
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How junk food interferes with brain-cleaning deep sleep
Making up for too little sleep by slugging coffee and energy drinks may get you through the day, but in the long run sets you up for disease. That’s because it interrupts your circadian rhythm, the...
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Weekend sleep-ins won’t undo sleep deficit heart damage
If you push through your week on far too little sleep, burning the candle at both ends, you’re not alone. In fact, surveys say that over one-third of adults in the U.S. regularly get less than seven...
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Why women who struggle to sleep risk high blood pressure
“I take my sleep incredibly seriously,” says leading sleep expert Matthew Walker. I wrote about Dr. Walker here a few years back. He’s the director of the Center for Human Sleep Science at the...
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10 houseplants NASA says will make you feel better
NASA scientists may have uncovered an unusual way to get a better night’s sleep. And it’s completely natural and extremely inexpensive. Even better, this same unusual method for sleeping better will...
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The surprising deficiency that could raise diabetes risk
About one-third of Americans get less than the recommended amount of seven to nine hours of sleep per night. And it could be wreaking havoc with their health. A night or two of shortened sleep can...
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The bedtime activity for better blood flow and heart health
If you’re not a deep sleeper, your circulation may be subpar. It’s a known fact that sleeping poorly can damage your heart. Men who don’t sleep enough hours to achieve a deep, restful sleep could be...
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The sleep habit that calcifies your arteries
I’m an “early bird,” and I won’t lie — I’ve always felt a secret superiority to those “night owls” who stumble to their desks at noon and stay up past midnight. The fact is that the world operates in...
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The most critical habit for keeping Alzheimer’s symptoms at bay
Here’s the common wisdom about Alzheimer’s disease. It’s caused by excessive amounts of two proteins in the brain: β-amyloid and tau. An “amyloid cascade” is thought to start with an abnormal increase...
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The health and relationship benefits of a sleep divorce
There are plenty of good reasons why a married couple, or two committed partners, may choose to sleep separately. But the term ‘sleep divorce’ gives it a bad taste, says psychologist Susan Albers. She...
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The surprising truth about medications and driving
It’s never more important to be alert and aware than it is when you’re behind the wheel of your car. Whether you’re making your way downtown in an area filled with pedestrians or you’re cruising down...
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How to start feeling younger overnight
There are days when I feel young, healthy and energetic. Those are the days I get so much satisfaction from doing the things I enjoy. Then there are days when I just feel “old” — and that worries me…...
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The symptoms that predict whether MCI turns to Alzheimer’s
For people who live with mild cognitive impairment or MCI, wondering if memory lapses will progress from annoying to frightening can keep you up at night. In other words, if you suffer from MCI how...
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Are you sleeping enough to finish your brain’s wash cycle?
It might seem surprising but when you fall asleep tonight, the dishwasher in your brain will turn on. It’s a dishwashing system that, if you get enough sleep, will deep clean your brain, wash out...
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The daytime secret to better sleep at night
A lot has been written about the critical importance of sleep, and about why so many of us sleep so badly. For example, there’s plenty of research showing that exposure to the blue light of computers,...
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