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The Insomnia Blog by Sleep Doctor Michael Breus, Ph.D. - Sleep doctor Michael Breus, Ph.D., author of "Good Night: The Sleep Doctor's 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health", helps you identify and overcome common sleep problems, and shows how getting more, better quality sleep can have an immediate and lasting impact on beauty, weight, sex, health, and more.

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5.9	Jun 28, 08	Is Sleep Deprivation Your Badge of Honor?	7 1 0
Now this is crazy stuff: have you ever seen the popular reality show "Deadliest Catch" on the Discovery Channel? It is one of my favorites; I seem to just find it fascinating. It’s about Alaskan king crab fishermen up in... 7 conversations • 1 comments • 0 bookmarks • 0 diggs • 0 tweets
7.0	Jun 17, 08	Insomnia Gets another Nod	11 1 0
Are you an insomniac? If so, then which kind? The one who flat-out can’t ever get to sleep? Or are you the type who fall asleep okay but then has a restless night of tossing and turning as you struggle... 11 conversations • 1 comments • 0 bookmarks • 0 diggs • 0 tweets
8.3	Jun 14, 08	Debt Got Your Sleep?	14 1 0
Recently, I was reading an article online about the health problems plaguing Americans as worries about mounting debt trigger extreme stress. Rather than blaming things like back pain, headaches, ulcers, depression, and even heart attacks on a specific underlying medical... 14 conversations • 1 comments • 0 bookmarks • 0 diggs • 0 tweets
5.9	Jun 03, 08	Attention Jet Setters Who Snore	5 2 0
Air travel just got more dangerous. A new report just came out indicating that flying strains the hearts of people with sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common form of the disorder; breathing becomes halted or very shallow... 5 conversations • 2 comments • 0 bookmarks • 0 diggs • 0 tweets
5.5	May 28, 08	Got Sleep Apnea? Go Green, as in Green Tea	4 1 0
If you find yourself having the proverbial brain freeze at work all too often, and you know you suffer from sleep apnea (or think you do because you just can’t feel rested after a long night’s sleep), then listen up:... 4 conversations • 1 comments • 0 bookmarks • 0 diggs • 0 tweets
6.3	May 20, 08	Can You “Have It All”—Sleep Included?	5 1 0
A thriving career. A house with 2.5 kids, the average. Time to exercise. A vibrant social life. A great romantic relationship, whether married or not. And you sleep like a baby at night for a full X-hours, whatever you need... 5 conversations • 1 comments • 0 bookmarks • 0 diggs • 0 tweets
6.0	May 13, 08	Caveat Emptor: This Mattress Dates Back to Circa 1989	3 1 0
It doesn’t get much grosser than this recent report that sent chills down my spine. After “Dateline” NBC did a show on used mattresses, the International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) commended them last week for exposing the hazards of buying... 3 conversations • 1 comments • 0 bookmarks • 0 diggs • 0 tweets
6.7	Apr 28, 08	How Many Years Can You Sleep Off?	4 1 0
Now this is hilarious: Check out this site and scroll through the slideshow images of famous people we all know (without being plastic surgeons) have had a nip and tuck—or two. The article, which talks about the quest to live... 4 conversations • 1 comments • 0 bookmarks • 0 diggs • 0 tweets
5.5	Apr 23, 08	Sunday Night Sleeplessness	3 0 0
The clock ticks faster on Sunday night. Or so it seems that way. It’s because you know you’re down to hours before Monday morning—the blaring alarm clock (if you still need one), the commute, the In Box, the co-workers, the... 3 conversations • 0 comments • 0 diggs • 0 bookmarks • 0 tweets
6.5	Apr 21, 08	Help Hubby Sleep: Don’t Vacate the Bedroom	4 0 0
Attention wives whose husbands snore at night: you hold the key to shutting him up and aiding in treating his sleep apnea. Not long ago, you might recall a comment I made about CPAPs ruining relationships in the bedroom due... 4 conversations • 0 comments • 0 diggs • 0 bookmarks • 0 tweets
6.5	Apr 09, 08	Your Baby Could Become Obese If…	4 0 0
...he or she sleeps fewer than 12 hours a day. At least that’s what a new study from Harvard is showing. Babies and toddlers who slept fewer than 12 hours a day had a doubled risk of being obese at... 4 conversations • 0 comments • 0 diggs • 0 bookmarks • 0 tweets
5.8	Apr 02, 08	Women Watch Out: Poor Sleep Could Be Worse for You	2 1 0
No more excuses, please. Seriously. A new study that just came out, which I read about in an online article from an industry magazine, is bad news for women who don’t sleep well. I think it’s bad news for all... 2 conversations • 1 comments • 0 bookmarks • 0 diggs • 0 tweets
6.2	Mar 10, 08	Sleep Poll Won’t Change Anything	3 0 0
How many of you heard news this week about a new study in our sleepless society? It’s been all over the media: the National Sleep Foundation just released its 2008 Poll showing just how bad our sleep deprivation is getting.... 3 conversations • 0 comments • 0 diggs • 0 bookmarks • 0 tweets
8.0	Mar 04, 08	From a 6 Minute Nap... to a Sharper Memory?	4 0 0
We know now that restful sleep helps us to consolidate our memories, among other great things it does for us. And we also know that naps can have similar, albeit smaller-scale benefits. But a “nap” is generally thought of as... 4 conversations • 0 comments • 0 diggs • 0 bookmarks • 0 tweets
5.6	Feb 29, 08	The Sleep Doctor on Rachael Ray - Second Segment App...	1 0 0
Please tune in to watch me kick off the week with Part II of my Rachael Ray appearance on Monday, March 3. I'll be going to a sleep lab with Colby to determine if Colby’s snoring is caused by a... 1 conversation • 0 comments • 0 diggs • 0 bookmarks • 0 tweets
10.0	Feb 27, 08	Teenage Insomnia Can Create Problems Later On	3 0 0
Teens take a lot of heat for being inherently and chronically moody. They typically scoff at authority and often act like they’ve gotten up on the wrong side of the bed. (Sorry, I say this with much respect for teens,... 3 conversations • 0 comments • 0 diggs • 0 bookmarks • 0 tweets
10.0	Feb 21, 08	What Sleep Clock Are You On? Ask Your Skin Cells.	3 0 0
Researchers just learned that you can look at your skin cell genes to determine whether you are a lark (who likes to get up early), or an owl (who likes to stay up late). A team of German scientists just... 3 conversations • 0 comments • 0 diggs • 0 bookmarks • 0 tweets
10.0	Feb 18, 08	One More Reason to Become Smoke Free: Better Sleep	3 0 0
Here’s a shocker: smokers don’t sleep quite as well as non-smokers. (Okay, so that’s not a shocker.) New research, which you can read in summary form here, shows that cigarette smokers are four times as likely as nonsmokers to report... 3 conversations • 0 comments • 0 diggs • 0 bookmarks • 0 tweets

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