Tag: sleep

Mindfulness Meditation Appears to Help Improve Sleep Quality

Mindfulness Meditation Appears to Help Improve Sleep Quality Mindfulness meditation practices resulted in improved sleep quality for older adults with moderate sleep disturbance in a clinical trial comparing meditation to a more structured program focusing on changing poor sleep habits and establishing a bedtime routine, according to an article published...

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Cut Your Sleeping Pill Dosage Says FDA

The Food and Drug Administration is requiring manufacturers of certain sleeping pills, including Ambien, to reduce current recommended dosages. Ambien, as well as the generic forms of Ambien, all contain the ingredient zolpidem, which can cause morning drowsiness. The National Institute of Health cautions that Ambien can cause impaired motor...

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Link Between Sleep and Alzheimer’s?

Start good sleeping habits young!@Laurence Monneret A preliminary study being presented this month and reported in Web MD suggests that the poorer your sleep, the more likely you may be to develop Alzheimer’s disease. “We found that if people had a lot of awakenings during the night, more than five...

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People Who Snore at Increased Risk for Heart Disease

People who snore loudly, have difficulty falling asleep, or often wake up feeling tired may also be at increased risk of developing heart disease and other health problems say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. They asked more than 800 people between the ages of 45 and 74 about the...

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