With cold and flu season approaching, many of us are looking for ways to stay healthy. Everyone seems to have a bottle of hand sanitizer in their pocket at this time of year. In addition, people all over the northern hemisphere are loading up on vitamin C, echinacea and other popular natural ways to bolster […]
As we age, our sleep patterns change drastically. Newborns can barely tell the difference between night and day, while children often sleep like rocks without any effort. As we become adults, sleep often becomes more and more elusive. By the time many people are elderly, they have dramatically different sleep schedules than they did when […]
Every human being on the globe has a 24-hour circadian rhythm, or “internal clock,” that syncs roughly with the earth’s 24-hour day/night cycle. However, we have only begun in the past few decades to discover the reasons for these sleep and wake cycles. According to new research on sleep and tissue regeneration, our internal clocks […]
It’s just a fact of life: Our bodies change as we grow older. According to new research, sleep patterns appear to be especially impacted by aging. Compared to younger generations, older people have more trouble falling asleep, more trouble staying asleep and are less able to adjust their circadian rhythms as needed. According to several […]
Dementia is one of the most common diseases in the world, with one out of three people suffering from some form of it before they die. In addition to the loss of cognitive abilities and memory, people with dementia often suffer from mood swings and changes in behavior. One common behavioral change seen in people with […]
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