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Fight Jet Lag: Don't Eat?
If you're getting ready to cross time zones, new research suggests that fasting may help you deal with jet lag. While it's true that light regulates the circadian rhythm, an internal clock that determines when you sleep, wake, and eat, there may be a second internal clock that takes over when your body thinks food is scarce. It takes 16 hours of fasting to kick this clock into gear, and manipulating this clock by denying yourself food may help to adjust to a new time zone.
Daylight Savings Time (It May Take Weeks to Adjust)
It is time to change our clocks again this Sunday. That means that at 2 a.m. on November 4, you've got to set your clock back one hour.
Feel the Circadian Rhythm
We all have a biological clock, and I am not talking about the biological clock some women refer to when discussing the sudden need to have a baby. I am talking about the daily clock of the circadian rhythm, the energy ups and downs we all experience through out the day.
Scientist have located the clock that controls the circadian rhythm.
Ease Your Body Into Daylight Savings Time
This Sunday is Daylight Savings Time. That means that at 2 am on March 11, the clocks skip ahead 1 hour. Remember the saying - "Spring forward and Fall back."
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Insomnia
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes of Short-Term or Tra...
- Causes of Chronic Insomnia...
- Risk Factors
- Prognosis
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Medications
- Resources
- References
- Severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) and severe facial swelling (angioedema), which can occur even the first time a drug is taken
- Complex sleep-related behaviors, such as sleep driving, making phone calls, and preparing and eating food while asleep
Melatonin
Overview- Overview
- Uses
- Available Forms
- How to Take It
- Precautions
- Possible Interactions
- Supporting Research
Insomnia
Overview- Signs and Symptoms
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Preventive Care
- Treatment
- Other Considerations
- Supporting Research
Ability to Survive on Six Hours of Sleep Is Pipe Dream
One way that busy folks try to increase their productivity level is to sleep less, and many boast that they can survive with six or so hours of sleep. A good night's sleep, between seven and nine hours, has been found to be vital for our overall health. Chronic undersleeping can lead to diabetes, high blood pressure, and some cancers, not to mention depression and short-term memory loss.
Sleep apnea
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Prognosis
- Diagnosis
- Lifestyle Changes
- Treatment
- Dental Devices
- Surgery
- Resources
- References
- Obstructive sleep apnea may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, indicates research presented at the American Thoracic Society conference.
Restless legs syndrome and related disorders
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Medications
- Resources
- References
- The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends medications for restless legs syndrome (RLS) or periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) only for persons who fulfill strict diagnostic criteria and experience too much daytime sleepiness as a result of these conditions. (Excessive daytime sleepiness results from nighttime sleeplessness due to RLS or PLMD symptoms).
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in March 2007 that the dopamine agonist drug pergolide (Permax) has been voluntarily withdrawn from the market.
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