While we’re busy catching some zs, our body is still working around the clock all hours of the night to keep our essential organs functioning as needed. While many systems slow down during the course of the night, our brain…
It’s that time of year again. It happens every spring, yet it still brings out moans in so many of us: daylight saving time. Although it’s nice to have a little more light in the evening, losing that hour of…
Sleep is essential to our health and well-being. If you don’t get a good amount or quality of sleep, then you’ll be at higher risk of health problems such as diabetes, stroke, obesity, depression, heart disease, kidney disease, and high…
If you’re taking an antidepressant, you’re not alone. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, more than 10% of people in the United States were taking an antidepressant in 2024, and that was before COVID-19. Even in the…
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a neurological condition that causes an unpleasant sensation in the legs and an uncontrollable urge to move them. Also known as Willis-Ekbom disease, restless leg syndrome usually occurs while sitting or lying down and can often…
The American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates signaled its support for scrapping Daylight Saving Time and permanently switching over to Standard Time during an interim meeting on Tuesday, November 15, 2024. This announcement directly clashes with a Senate-approved bill…
The sound of your alarm — however melodic it is — is probably not something you look forward to hearing every morning. If you’re like most, you probably love those days when you can not set an alarm and go to bed…
Between cold and flu season’s congestion and allergy season’s post nasal drip, you’d be hard-pressed to find a person who has never had a night or two of raucous snoring. “As you breathe, you are drawing air in through the…
There’s nothing like a nightmare to scare the daylights out of you and make it difficult to get back to sleep, leaving you exhausted the next day. Having a dream where you see someone dying can be particularly disturbing. You…
Where we choose to put down roots holds a great deal of influence over how we live out our days. It can dictate which jobs are available to us, what interests we pursue, which foods we eat, and the style…