Q&A with a sleep doctor
“If you’ve never had a good night’s sleep, you don’t know what you’re missing,” said Dr. Albert Kim, facility director of the Mercy Sleep Center at Mercy Medical Center.
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Do you believe the myths?
Many of us really don’t know how to sleep. We think we do. We hear things from friends about how to get a good night’s sleep. Or, we take tips from online sources.
Sleep mistakes you’re probably making
Alan Rudick, DO, a pulmonologist at Cleveland Clinic’s Respiratory Institute in Green said that not everybody is getting their sleep wisely. Dr. Rudick identified 10 common mistakes people make when trying to doze off.
What does it take to get a good night’s sleep?
Every night, millions of Americans toss and turn in a futile quest to get a good night’s sleep.
Statistics show that as many as 60 million of us fail to get the full eight hours health experts recommend, due to stress, diet, our sedentary lifestyles and perhaps the two biggest culprits: TV and social media.
Why can’t we sleep?
It’s Monday night—well, technically Tuesday morning. And I’m trying not to look at the alarm clock. It’s illuminated red numbers, which have long slipped into the single digits, are taunting me. A glowing reminder that I am awake despite all of my efforts to the contrary.
Letter from the Editor: July 2018
A few months ago during one of our weekly library trips, Austin perused the new nonfiction section and brought home “Why We Sleep” by Matthew Walker. For the next few weeks, I was bombarded with all kinds of sleep knowledge, some of which I would rather not have known.
Sleep time
We’ve all been there … that day you somehow forgot to set your alarm so you’re running around with your hair a mess and a toothbrush hanging out of your mouth while you try to gather your things for work.
Ask Todd About … sleep and exercise
Todd, what is better for you: 30 minutes of exercise or 30 minutes of sleep? Well, if this ain’t a chicken-or-the-egg question, and the definition of “better” varies from person to person. It really depends on the person you ask.
The importance of sleep
How often do you feel sleep-deprived? If you’re like the average American, then you get less than the minimum recommended seven hours of sleep a night. If the average American is doing this, then it probably isn’t too bad for your body, right? Wrong!
A month without coffee
A month ago, I wasn’t feeling well and thought that giving up coffee might make me feel better. This was based solely on the fact that I was having regular headaches.
