If the sneezing, congestion and itchy eyes due to allergies weren’t enough to deal with, you may also find that you’re not sleeping very soundly. Studies have shown that people who have allergic rhinitis due to hay fever and other allergies are much more likely to suffer from sleep disorders than those without allergies. Pet [...]
Sometimes you just can’t fall asleep. That is completely normal! Whether it's due to stress in your life, an unfamiliar hotel room, or a noisy neighbor keeping you up, there are few things more frustrating than lying in bed, wide awake, at the end of a long day. For some people the issue is much [...]
The holiday season is quickly approaching and that means your days are soon to be overrun with holiday preparations. Between shopping, cooking, family visits and your office’s holiday party, sleep seems to be all but present. However, making sure you sleep soundly is a sure-fire way to guarantee that your holidays are truly memorable. In [...]
How to Avoid Drowsy Driving National Drowsy Driving Prevention Week - November 6 - 13 Drivers are having a harder time keeping their eyes open while on the road with tragic consequences. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety the amount of drowsy drivers involved in fatal crashes has been on the rise. In [...]
Are you having problems with your own snoring or that of your bed partner? Issues with snoring can range from simply being a nuisance by disrupting sleep to indicating a serious health problem. What is Snoring Snoring is the hoarse or harsh sound generated during sleep by vibration of loose tissue in the upper airway [...]
In you live in the Jacksonville area your little ones are back in school! Children and young adults throughout the Duval County, Clay County, St. Johns County, and Nassau County have all returned back to the public or private schools. This time of year means that it is time to get back on the school [...]
Summer is definitely here. Temperatures are rising every day and staying higher at night. In previous blogs, we have noted that people tend to sleep better in cooler environments or with lower core body temperatures. In our last blog titled, “Avoiding the Summer-time Sleep-time Blues for Children,” we mentioned that using room-darkening shades and fans [...]
Summer means fun! Summer time is a freeing time for adults and children. Because the days are longer, the temperatures are hotter, and there are so many things to do that sometimes getting the appropriate number of resting hours escapes us all. For children, however, this could make for summer-time, sleepy-time blues. Children who aren’t [...]
OK, who hasn’t heard that exercise is good for your health? But, did you know that exercise increases your chances of good shut-eye by 50%? According to a research article titled, Effects of Exercise on Sleep, the author notes that compared to all other daytime activities not one is more associated with better sleep than [...]
Apple products are continually innovative, with new and better technology being included in each model every year. In addition to these yearly updates to each of their products, they create and implement “iOS” software updates far more frequently. This past update, the iOS 9.3 update was released very recently. While the iOS 9.3 update had [...]
