Monday, March 10, 2014
We’re more than ready to spring forward—particularly after this winter’s weather—but we just had one hour of sleep stolen from us on Sunday (March 9) due to daylight saving time.
It’s like the sleep fairy took a vacation and the Grinch slipped in. That hour is gone. And now, we need to get the sleep back. Just like a regular clock, our bodies’ internal clocks need to be reset.
In a survey…
Monday, March 03, 2014
The World Sleep Organization has put together Commandments for good sleep in adults and children. Please read through the commandments and see if you are on the way to great sleep. Happy Sleep Day World!
Adults
1. Establish a regular bedtime and waking time.
2. If you are in the habit of taking siestas, do not exceed 45 minutes of daytime sleep.
3. Avoid excessive alcohol ingestion 4 hours…
Friday, February 07, 2014
Happy American Heart Month!
February is great time to think about our heart and the effect of sleep disordered breathing on our cardiovascular system. As this study indicates, snoring is not always something that is just a nuisance to us. This study is located in the Sleep Journal- of medicine.
SLEEP, Vol. 31 No.9, 2008 – Heavy Snoring as a Cause of Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis.
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Monday, August 26, 2013
September Topic:
Sleep and Your Child: Toddler, Tweens and Teens
September 9th, 2013
4040 Westown Parkway, West Des moines
Seating is limited. Please RSVP to info@iowasleep.com or by phone at 515-225-0188 ext. 2
No cost to attend and refreshments will be served.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
The National Sleep Foundation
has just completed a poll entitled Sleep in America that enables us to note a direct correlation between exercise and better sleep.
Individuals that state they moderately exercise, show they had an increased quality of sleep even with sleep periods of the same length. Individuals who reportedly exercise vigorously, note they were twice as likely to have good…
Friday, July 12, 2013
The Weizmann Institute published a study in Nature Neuroscience that has suggested people can actually learn as they sleep which indeed alters their behavior when they are awake.
This study consisted of allowing the individuals to fall asleep. Once noted that they were asleep a tone would be played with a certain odor following. Both pleasant odors and unpleasant odors were presented, each with…
Friday, July 12, 2013
ABC news channel 5 took a look at what it is like to have a sleep study.
ABC5 News Des Moines, IA
Friday, June 21, 2013
The most recent Journal of Sleep published an article that discussed the findings of a link between workplace daylight exposure and quality of life and sleep.
Forty nine day shift office workers were examined during this study. Twenty seven individuals were in windowless workplaces and 22 worked in areas with windows.
Quality of life was measured using the Short form-36, and sleep quality was…
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Here Is a study I recently found on a Medical News website. This study examined individuals that had untreated Obstructive Sleep Apnea and individuals that had simple snoring. Much more than just an irritation to bed partners, snoring can be a precursor to more severe issues.
Researchers at the Henry Ford Clinic have found that individuals who snore may be at an even higher risk of…
Monday, June 17, 2013
Researchers at Penn State
have found that consistent bedtime routines definitely help with adherence of prescribed OSA treatments.
In this study, CPAP adherence is defined as an individual using the treatment for at least four hours each night. The researchers found that if a patient’s bedtime was consistent within 45minutes, they were significantly more likely to use the CPAP machine for at…