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An article was released about teens and the effects of caffeine and technology is having an effect of teens and their sleep. I know I live this issue daily. I have a teen son and a daughter who is just in her 20s. The problem is that we have not created a culture that supports teens and their needs. This article was timely as this week my son took his yearly standardized tests. He...

We turn more and more to medications to solve our health problems. Although they usually can correct symptoms they do not necessarily correct the problem that is causing the problem. Many problems can be made worse by sleep deprivation and some may look like one health issue and actually be an sign of a sleep problem. Is it depression or a sleep issue? Many people who have a sleep issues...

It is a new year and with it people are making all resolutions to improve their health and daily life. This may be the one aspect of a healthy lifestyle that is overlooked. There is new research every day that shows how sleep affects your health. It is also known that sleep deprivation can contribute to weight gain, diabetes, high blood pressure, memory loss and increase in pain....

This is an area that has not had enough research. The general consensus is that either ADD causes sleep disturbances like insomnia and fragmented sleep (sleep that is not continuous.) Or that sleep deprivation can bring on the symptoms of ADD/ADHD. So how do you know what to look for? How do you know what came first? The first thing is to look for obvious signs of a sleep disorder. Does...

Women say it all the time. “He snores like a freight train” or “he snores so loud they can hear him down the street.” And in the end someone ends up sleeping on the couch. The problem is that that snoring can mean that your spouse could have a sleep disorder. The other problem is that sleep deprivation comes with its own set of problems that include fatigue, short term memory problems,...

Strategies to Survive Holiday Stress By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Have you ever wondered why traditional holidays are so stressful? Instead of being called the ‘most wonderful time of the year,’ it seems that we should rename it to be more accurately called the ‘most difficult time of the year’. I believe you can break the pattern of...