Tag: living with insomnia
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May 05, 2008 01:06 PM EDT --
When I was in medical school, I often worked for days at a time with little or no sleep. And then once I graduated, I found myself in the same situation as I tried to balance working and caring for my . . .
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July 21, 2008 02:46 PM EDT --
Last week, in this blog , I wrote about the first three steps of a 7-step plan to boost your energy. Here are the next two steps, which were originally published in Boosting Your Energy , a Harvard . . .
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August 04, 2008 10:22 AM EDT --
Patients who are having trouble sleeping often come in to my office asking about herbal supplements. One that has come to my attention recently is Ambrotose. The below article, written by Dr. Celeste . . .
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March 10, 2008 04:11 PM EDT --
Like most people, I use the Internet all the time. I check email what seems like a million times a day, do research for my work, and catch up on the news online. And yes, occasionally it keeps me up at . . .
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March 17, 2008 05:13 PM EDT --
As readers of this blog know, I try very hard to get a good amount of sleep every night. But of course, sometimes that doesn't happen. Sometimes I'm up all night with a sick child, others I stay . . .
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May 12, 2008 11:20 AM EDT --
My least favorite part of getting enough sleep is not being able to concentrate. But a close second are those puffy, dark circles that appear below my eyes after a night of not-enough sleep. In this article, . . .
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May 27, 2008 10:25 AM EDT --
I recently read a report by the Associated Press that stated that stress from work and the poor economy are wrecking diet and exercise routines across the country. People who give up healthy habits say . . .
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June 09, 2008 05:37 PM EDT --
When my daughter has nightmares, it can be scary for me to watch her having a bad dream. Luckily, they only happen every now and then to her. For other people, nightmares are a more constant occurrence. . . .
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June 23, 2008 11:16 AM EDT --
Caregivers of people with dementia have a very difficult job. Doctors are often looking for ways to make that job—and the life of people with dementia—easier. A new study suggests that increasing . . .
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July 07, 2008 03:39 PM EDT --
I know I find it hard to sleep when I'm stressed out, anxious, or even depressed. This article, reprinted from Harvard Medical School's report called Improving sleep: A guide to a good night's . . .
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July 28, 2008 05:36 PM EDT --
Here are the final two steps in the 7-step plan to boost your energy that I have been writing about for the past two weeks. (Read steps 1-3 and 4-5 .)
6. Eat for energy
The tried-and-true advice . . .
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April 28, 2008 04:53 PM EDT --
As I've written about here in previous blogs, sleep apnea is a serious condition that causes breathing to stop at times during sleep. A consequence of sleep apnea that is not often discussed is that, . . .
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June 16, 2008 11:43 AM EDT --
I love sleeping and always try to get enough so that I feel rested and refreshed when I awaken. So I'm always interested in reading about research that helps explain what exactly is going on in our . . .
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August 11, 2008 10:56 AM EDT --
When I’ve had insomnia in the past, I usually know what is causing it, be it a particularly stressful week or a time change due to cross-country flight. But sometimes the cause of sleep troubles isn’t . . .
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June 02, 2008 11:43 AM EDT --
I've written about one of the movement disorders that disturb sleep—restless leg syndrome (RLS) —in a previous blog . This week I want to focus on another movement disorder—periodic . . .
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July 01, 2008 11:20 AM EDT --
A lot of my family lives in California, so I find myself making the cross-country flight from Boston to Sacramento at least a few times a year. But even a seasoned traveler like me can use some tips on . . .
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September 02, 2008 11:01 AM EDT --
Below, my colleague Dr. Harvey Simon answers a reader question about napping. Though my husband is not retired, like the reader who wrote in, and therefore doesn't have much time to nap, he occasionally . . .
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June 26, 2007 10:37 AM EDT --
Many people have trouble getting to sleep because their minds are racing or they are worrying about something. Some report that their bodies are wound up with tension. Fortunately, there are ways to relax . . .
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