Nan Kathryn Fuchs PhDYou probably know it as a supplement that can help you sleep or overcome jet lag. Certainly, this hormone has been used safely in small doses for dozens of years for these purposes. As numerous people — and I — can attest to, from 0.5 to 3 mg of...
There are number of lifestyle changes that can help end your sleepless nights including taking relaxing herbs and minerals. But there's more you can do. You can get a good night's sleep by using the appropriate homeopathic remedy.
If you have trouble getting a good night’s sleep, you’re not alone. A survey conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found that literally millions of people sleep so poorly that they’re tired during the day. Forty-three percent of them were so...
Christine Horner MD FACSGo to bed by 10 PM, pull down the shades and turn off all the lights. Scientists have discovered that when it gets dark the pineal gland in our brain produces more melatonin. Melatonin is extremely powerful at protecting against and fighting breast...
Dr Jacob Teitelbaum MDHeadaches are a major source of chronic pain. Although most people get an occasional headache, as many as 45 million Americans get them on a regular basis. Headache related lost work and medical expenses costs $50 billion per year in the U.S. alone...
To eliminate muscle and many other sources of pain, it is critical to get 8 to 9 hours of solid, deep sleep each night on a regular basis. Disordered sleep is, in my opinion, a major underlying process that perpetuates fatigue and pain. Inadequate...
Q: How is fibromyalgia defined? A: The definition for fibromyalgia was developed by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and is much more straightforward. You have fibromyalgia if you have: 1) a history of widespread pain or achiness for at...
Q: How can a doctor determine if I have CFS? A: Because there’s no definitive blood test or x-ray for this disease that is only positive in this disease (there are many that are abnormal), CFS needed to be defined by symptoms and the absence...
National Sleep FoundationWhile some older adults are very healthy and have normal sleep patterns, frequent untreated sleep problems may be interfering with the ability of many others to cope with chronic medical conditions, according to a poll released today by the National...
In a study on the effects of sleep deprivation, investigators at the University of Pennsylvania found that subjects who slept four to six hours a night for fourteen consecutive nights showed significant deficits in cognitive performance equivalent...
