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12/04/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Keep these plants next to your bed for a restful slumber

Sometimes, your busy lifestyle can take a toll on you. Stress and anxiety, accompanied by the poor air quality in your environment may cause you to have a hard time falling asleep at night. Fortunately, there is a natural solution to this: indoor plants. Ditch those sleeping pills and put some indoor plants in your bedroom […]

11/29/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Bombshell research documents severe withdrawal symptoms from antidepressants; prescription practices “not evidence-based”

Anti-depressant drugs do not solve problems; they only give patients an illusion of control over their mental state. When it comes to diagnosing mental illness, there is an absence of objective and credible criteria for determining depression and anxiety. When patients want off the pills, the withdrawal effects can be so severe, the person is […]

10/15/2018 / By Earl Garcia

Neem oil found to be effective at fighting sleeping sickness

A study published in the African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines revealed that taking neem oil may help mitigate the risk of suffering from sleeping sickness. A team of researchers at the Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya, conducted a series of in vitro and in vivo assays to determine the beneficial effects of neem oil […]

09/08/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Scientists study the effectiveness of acupuncture in relieving insomnia after stroke

A study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine evaluated the effectiveness of acupuncture in relieving insomnia after stroke. Researchers at Korea National Rehabilitation Research Institute assessed whether acupuncture is effective in relieving insomnia. Insomnia is a common side effect of stroke, which is mainly caused by anxiety resulting from hyperactivity of the sympathetic nervous […]

08/24/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Good to know: Most people are NOT in pain when they die – experts say symptoms ease as death nears

While some people have accepted the inevitability of death, others are afraid of it because death evokes worries about pain and suffering as we go through our final moments. Some even believe that palliative care does little to alleviate this pain and that many die extremely agonizing deaths. But according to a recent study, palliative care […]

08/09/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

It’s the vitamin D: Cancer patients exposed to bright light had better sleep after receiving treatment

A randomized controlled clinical trial displayed the efficacy of bright light therapy in improving the sleeping quality and patterns of cancer patients. The team from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine say that their pilot study suggests an inexpensive and safe way for fatigued recovering cancer patients to sleep better. The goal of the study […]

07/01/2018 / By Earl Garcia

Sleep disorders may be a symptom of depression: People who don’t get enough sleep have repetitive, negative thoughts which can lead to depression and anxiety

Lack of sleep may do more than induce a “spaced out” feeling as recent research published in the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry found that sleep deprivation may lead to the persistence of repetitive negative thoughts. Researchers at the State University of New York at Binghamton explained that repetitive negative thinking occurs when a person focuses on distressing and […]

05/09/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Experts warn that it just takes ONE sleepless night to dramatically increase your risk of Alzheimer’s

The health-conscious do their best to eat a healthy diet, exercise regularly, minimize stress, and sleep well. But they may not live to a happy old age if they have trouble sleeping. A research team headed by Dr. Ehsan Shokri-Kojori, from the U.S. National Institutes of Health found that just one sleepless night significantly raised levels […]

04/28/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Breaking up sleep into two parts, like they did before the Industrial Age, may cure insomnia

The invention of electricity has brought a lot of benefits, like powering appliances that make housework faster and easier for us. But it also created a group of people who find it hard to sleep at night. These insomniacs toss and turn in bed. They wake up at around two or three in the morning, […]

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