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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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10.0	Nov 21, 07	Does Turkey Help You Sleep?	3 2 0
Happy Thanksgiving. Here's a reprint of last year's post on turkey, tryptophan and sleep. In honor of the holiday, here's a Thanksgiving-related food fact, taken from Good Night: Myth: Turkey will put you to sleep because of the enzymes it... 3 conversations • 2 comments • 0 bookmarks • 0 diggs • 0 tweets
10.0	Feb 02, 08	Super Bowl Sunday Alert: Watch for Heart Attacks	1 0 0
I won’t even get into which team I’ve picked to win this coming Sunday’s Super Bowl (it’s not a shocker), and I won’t pick on what many of you will no doubt be eating and drinking (pizza, beer, chicken wings,... 1 conversation • 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
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	Jan 21, 08	Get Real: College Isn’t for Sleeping Sissies	2 0 0
If you had to take a test after getting a really bad night’s sleep, what do you think the chances are of acing it? Okay, so maybe you’re able to put yourself together for the hour or so (thank heavens... 2 diggs • 0 comments • 0 bookmarks • 0 conversations • 0 tweets
10.0	Nov 14, 07	Moody Blues Have Meaning	1 0 0
It doesn’t take a genius to know that being tired makes us cranky, grumpy, and emotional. Not the person your spouse or co-worker wants to deal with today. Blame your foul mood on a lack of sleep first, and the... 1 conversation • 0 comments • 0 diggs • 0 bookmarks • 0 tweets
10.0	Oct 25, 07	What Do Sleep and Baseball Have in Common this Week?	1 0 0
Aside from the exciting Sox vs. Cardinal baseball that went on last week leading up to the World Series, the drama surrounding Cleveland Indians pitcher Paul Byrd caught my attention in particular. Byrd acknowledged using human growth hormone for a... 1 conversation • 0 comments • 0 diggs • 0 bookmarks • 0 tweets
10.0	Nov 06, 07	What If Your Kid’s First Bell Rang Close to Lunchtime?	1 0 0
If I could go back in time and be a high school student again (let me re-phrase that: if I had to go back and do it all over again), I’d like to attend one of the schools in Toronto... 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	Oct 01, 07	Snuff Out the Cigarette to Snooze Out	0 0 0
An article I read online relating a study about nicotine in breast milk and how it can affect sleep patterns in a baby really got me thinking: how much do our parents’ habits after we are born affect our internal... 0 bookmarks • 0 diggs • 0 comments • 0 conversations • 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
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
8.0	Dec 03, 07	Dr. Breus on PBS, December 8	1 0 0
I will be appearing on PBS as part of their 2007 pledge drive next Saturday, December 8. The special, entitled GOOD NIGHT WITH THE SLEEP DOCTOR, MICHAEL BREUS, PH.D., will discuss how genes, environment, job habits and physiology may be... 1 comments • 0 bookmarks • 0 diggs • 0 conversations • 0 tweets
8.0	Sep 10, 07	Is the Information Superhighway Keeping You Awake at...	0 0 0
It should come as no surprise that staring at a computer screen and enthusiastically typing or surfing not only can steal precious time you should be banking in deep sleep, but the actual light emanating from the screen can also... 0 bookmarks • 0 diggs • 0 comments • 0 conversations • 0 tweets
8.0	Dec 30, 07	Coffee vs. Napping	1 0 0
I think virtually everyone has had the unfortunate experience of driving while drowsy and struggling to stay awake. But not everyone has pondered the best “quick fix” short of getting off the road for a full night’s sleep. This week... 1 bookmark • 0 comments • 0 diggs • 0 conversations • 0 tweets
7.3	Jul 13, 07	Ask the Sleep Doctor: How Can Shift Workers Regulate...	6 0 0
This week's sleep question is a commonly asked one: Q: Hello, I recently saw you on Oprah, June 11, 2007, and you provided some good information regarding a good night's sleep. I have worked graveyard since 2003 and attended afternoon... 6 diggs • 0 comments • 0 bookmarks • 0 conversations • 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
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
6.7	Jul 10, 07	Sleep More, Perform Better at Sports	0 0 0
In a recent article I read online at ScienceDaily.com, I learned about a new study showing that “athletes who get an extra amount of sleep are more likely to improve their performance in a game.” I have to say, the... 0 bookmarks • 0 diggs • 0 comments • 0 conversations • 0 tweets
6.7	Dec 29, 07	Warning: Don’t Use as Flotation Device	1 0 0
Gotta love this headline: “Man, kids swept to sea on mattress.” Last week one of the crazier headlines (remotely related to my field) covered a wild rescue: a 35-year-old man and his two kids—one aged 11 and the other 12—were... 1 bookmark • 0 comments • 0 diggs • 0 conversations • 0 tweets

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