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Tips for Curing Insomnia

70 million Americans suffer from some form of insomnia. Insomnia is characterized by difficulty falling asleep or difficulty staying asleep. Ongoing insomnia can predispose to depression. Treatment of depression with medications and treatment of insomnia by behavioral modification results in an improvement of the depression which would not otherwise take place without the simultaneous behavioral […]

Health Risks of Sleep Deprivation

Aside from the clear day-time problems associated with sleep deprivation—higher accident rates, reduced mental performance and lower productivity—prolonged lack of sleep, which is a consequence of physical disorders like obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), can seriously affect one’s health, leading to many serious conditions. Generally, sleep deprivation weakens the immune system, part of the body’s system […]