Archives: 'Sleep & Health'

The Telegraph reports about an upcoming research project which aims to show Yoga helps people reach stage IV sleep sooner.
Cutting-edge science is trying to explain how the traditional Indian system of meditation and exercises calms the mind — by mapping changes in the brain during sleep and while awake.
The study will begin soon at Swami [...]

The Guardian reports about how child obesity may be linked to a lack of sleep and watching too much TV.

The healing power of sleep - sleep helps heal the body and lower corisol levels
Balm of sleep has price - columnist Barry Saunders discovers sleep apnea
The Mind and Body During Sleep - describes the five states of sleep.
Sleep deprivation reduces sexual drive
Sleep disorders - article reviews insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, & narcolepsy
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Sleeping 8 hours does put a spring in your step
American adults should get eight hours and 15 minutes of sleep every night, according to Dr. James Maas, a professor of psychology at Cornell University and author of “Power Sleep.” More sleep leads to better health — recent studies show the well-rested have lower obesity rates [...]