Restless nights, erratic interruptions in peaceful sleep and waking up groggy and tired may be signs you’re experiencing symptoms of insomnia. High-quality sleep is important for healthy brain functioning, stable mood, healing and repair of heart and blood vessels, balanced hunger, optimized energetic performance and so much more, according to researchers from the National Heart,...Continue reading
Category: Chronic Fatigue
Could peer mentors help people with apnea get a better night of sleep?
Imagine going to sleep and having someone jab you 30 to 80 times an hour, every hour, until your alarm goes off. How rested would you feel in the morning? That’s how one patient describes what it feels like to suffer from sleep apnea. Sleep apnea interrupts breathing sometimes hundreds of times a night. The...Continue reading
Pro Football Player By Day And Health Advocate By Night
As a professional football player, Dominique Easley (defensive tackle for New England Patriots) is used to being in pain. But his sister, Destinee, wasn’t. When she was 11, she developed fibromyalgia, a condition that affects more than 12 million Americans. It causes muscle or skeletal pain throughout the body, as well as exhaustion, problems with...Continue reading
Do you suffer from male menopause?
Did you know that men suffer from male menopause too? That’s right, menopause is not just a woman’s condition. Men can also suffer the effects of changing hormones after a certain age. Many men experience some of the same symptoms that women experience in perimenopause (meaning around menopause) and menopause. This includes low sex drive, hot...Continue reading
How Lack of Sleep Affects Testosterone in Men
Read more from Dr. Primas here – www.travelmd.com It is often said “Youth is wasted on the young”. A notable quote, however, I believe that opportunities for personal growth and continuous improvement can happen at any age and not be wasted, missed opportunities. In my practice, I encounter many men of all ages with low testosterone...Continue reading
The iPhone 6 Is Your Best Bet for Restful Sleep
A smartphone’s screen is terrible for your natural sleep cycle, but the iPhone 6 might still be the best sleep aid you ever buy. A study published in the journal for Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes found that not only does a phone’s screen wreck your sleep late at night, but it can also...Continue reading
Want to Be Healthier in 2015? Get More Sleep!
If you are like most guys, you probably made at least a few New Year’s resolutions in late December. From vowing to get in shape and working out more often to losing weight and finally tackling the garage and getting it cleaned out so that you can actually park your cars in it, there is...Continue reading