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January 16, 2009 10:46 AM EST
(featured date: January 16, 2009)
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Studies indicate that getting 7-8 hours of solid sleep each night improves health.
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September 02, 2008 11:01 AM EDT
(featured date: September 02, 2008)
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Below, my colleague Dr. Harvey Simon answers a reader question about napping. Though my husband is not retired, like the reader who wrote in, and therefore doesn't have much time to nap, he occasionally . . .
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August 18, 2008 02:36 PM EDT
(featured date: August 18, 2008)
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“ I don’t have the energy I used to. ” It’s the nearly universal lament of everyone I know over the age of say 35 — patients and friends alike. Here, an excerpt from Harvard Medical School’s Special Health . . .
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August 11, 2008 10:56 AM EDT
(featured date: August 11, 2008)
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When I’ve had insomnia in the past, I usually know what is causing it, be it a particularly stressful week or a time change due to cross-country flight. But sometimes the cause of sleep troubles isn’t . . .
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August 04, 2008 10:22 AM EDT
(featured date: August 04, 2008)
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Patients who are having trouble sleeping often come in to my office asking about herbal supplements. One that has come to my attention recently is Ambrotose. The below article, written by Dr. Celeste . . .
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July 21, 2008 02:46 PM EDT
(featured date: July 21, 2008)
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Last week, in this blog , I wrote about the first three steps of a 7-step plan to boost your energy. Here are the next two steps, which were originally published in Boosting Your Energy , a Harvard . . .
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July 14, 2008 11:52 AM EDT
(featured date: July 14, 2008)
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Who doesn't feel like they'd like more energy? Whether you want it because you'd like to be able to concentrate better at work, be able to stay up and watch a late-night movie, or be able . . .
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July 07, 2008 03:39 PM EDT
(featured date: July 07, 2008)
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I know I find it hard to sleep when I'm stressed out, anxious, or even depressed. This article, reprinted from Harvard Medical School's report called Improving sleep: A guide to a good night's . . .
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June 23, 2008 11:16 AM EDT
(featured date: June 23, 2008)
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Caregivers of people with dementia have a very difficult job. Doctors are often looking for ways to make that job—and the life of people with dementia—easier. A new study suggests that increasing . . .
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June 16, 2008 11:43 AM EDT
(featured date: June 16, 2008)
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I love sleeping and always try to get enough so that I feel rested and refreshed when I awaken. So I'm always interested in reading about research that helps explain what exactly is going on in our . . .
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June 09, 2008 05:37 PM EDT
(featured date: June 09, 2008)
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When my daughter has nightmares, it can be scary for me to watch her having a bad dream. Luckily, they only happen every now and then to her. For other people, nightmares are a more constant occurrence. . . .
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June 02, 2008 11:43 AM EDT
(featured date: June 02, 2008)
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I've written about one of the movement disorders that disturb sleep—restless leg syndrome (RLS) —in a previous blog . This week I want to focus on another movement disorder—periodic . . .
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May 27, 2008 10:25 AM EDT
(featured date: May 27, 2008)
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I recently read a report by the Associated Press that stated that stress from work and the poor economy are wrecking diet and exercise routines across the country. People who give up healthy habits say . . .
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May 19, 2008 02:05 PM EDT
(featured date: May 19, 2008)
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If I asked you, my blog readers, whether you are tired, I'm guessing that many of you would say yes. Sometimes the reason is obvious—maybe you stayed up too late watching the Red Sox game or . . .
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May 12, 2008 11:20 AM EDT
(featured date: May 12, 2008)
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My least favorite part of getting enough sleep is not being able to concentrate. But a close second are those puffy, dark circles that appear below my eyes after a night of not-enough sleep. In this article, . . .
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May 05, 2008 01:06 PM EDT
(featured date: May 05, 2008)
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When I was in medical school, I often worked for days at a time with little or no sleep. And then once I graduated, I found myself in the same situation as I tried to balance working and caring for my . . .
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April 28, 2008 04:53 PM EDT
(featured date: April 28, 2008)
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As I've written about here in previous blogs, sleep apnea is a serious condition that causes breathing to stop at times during sleep. A consequence of sleep apnea that is not often discussed is that, . . .
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April 21, 2008 04:35 PM EDT
(featured date: April 21, 2008)
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You've probably heard the term "internal clock" and know it has something to do with how you feel at different times of the day. But do you know what brain areas control your internal clock? . . .
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April 14, 2008 09:56 AM EDT
(featured date: April 14, 2008)
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I know when I'm feeling anxious about something—be it work or a family matter—I find it hard to fall asleep at night. A friend has mentioned that when she's feeling a lot of stress, . . .
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April 07, 2008 01:40 PM EDT
(featured date: April 08, 2008)
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More and more of my patients seem to know about sleep apnea-a breath-stopping type of snoring. But I bet most people will be surprised to hear that research has linked sleep apnea to depression. If you . . .
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