Sleep in General

Sleep Debt? A Growing Problem

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Reprinted from the February 8, 2004 Awake magazine.

MILLIONS of people today are in serious “debt.”  This debt can be a major factor in wrecking their cars, damaging their careers, and even ruining their marriages.  It can adversely affect their health and life span.  It is a deficit that contributes to immune suppression, creating susceptibility to various infections.  Conditions as different as diabetes, heart disease, and extreme obesity, as well as other health problems, have been linked to it.  Yet, most victims are oblivious of this debt.

Insomnia -- Counting Endless Sheep

Perhaps you are among the estimated 40% of adults who experience insomnia, the most common sleep disorder in the United States. It can involve difficulty in falling asleep, waking up and having a hard time getting back to sleep, or awakening too early. If it lasts only a few days, it's called transient insomnia; if it lasts a few weeks, it's called short-term insomnia. The problem is chronic if it happens most nights of the week and lasts a month or more.

Easy Way to Catch More ZZZs

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