Caregiver Guide
The National Sleep Foundation found that more than half of American adults experience symptoms of insomnia a few nights a week. It’s time to find out what is behind all this restlessness. Get the basic facts and learn how to treat sleeping disorders.
For Caregivers
A Wake-Up Call For Better Sleep
For most people, their daily routines holds the key to a good night’s sleep—or a nighttime of woes. Avoid a sedentary life and too much caffeine and alcohol too late. Remember, sleep problems affect your waking hours, too.
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Overdoing the Late Night Nosh
An occasional midnight trip to the refrigerator is innocent enough. Unless, that is, you’re spending more time in the kitchen than the bedroom. Night eating syndrome (NES) fuses elements of depression and eating and sleep disorders.
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Six Reasons Not to Scrimp on Sleep
Chronic sleep loss contributes to a host of health problems: poor memory, weight gain, hypertension, and a decrease in the immune system’s power.
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Women and Sleep: Not Always the Best of Friends
Late-night feedings are not the only reason why many women do not get the quality—or quantity—rest they need. It starts in pregnancy, with its accompanying back pain and leg cramps, and continues through to menopause.
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