Affecting more than 18 percent of all adults, anxiety disorders are one of the most common classes of mental disorders worldwide. Unfortunately, they are incredibly expensive as well as common, costing an estimated total of $42 billion in the United States alone. Although we are learning more and more about how to manage these illnesses, we […]
Poor Sleep Linked to Junk Food Cravings, Late-Night Eating
Many people in the Western world are heavier than ideal. Despite the wide year-round availability of healthy foods, too many of us reach for high-calorie junk food on a regular basis. Part of this is due to cost and taste, but cravings also play a huge role. A large proportion of people describe late night […]
Key Mechanism in How We Fall Asleep and Wake Up Discovered: BK Channels
Researchers have discovered the exact mechanism of how mice fall asleep and wake, offering the hope of new treatment for people with sleep disorders. Millions of people suffer from sleep disorders such as insomnia, jet lag and circadian disorders. However, medicine offers few answers for these debilitating problems. This is due to the fact that there […]
Blood Glucose and Your Internal Clock
Have you heard popular advice to avoid eating at night? Have you ever been told that eating a large breakfast can actually help weight loss? Many links between internal clocks and the endocrine system have been revealed in several recently published studies in chronobiology. Some of the most recent research suggests that blood glucose levels […]
Researchers Uncover 5 Types of Insomnia
Insomnia is one of the world’s oldest documented disorders; a devastating inability to either fall asleep or stay asleep. Although there are many medications for this illness, they are oftentimes ineffective or the side effects too serious to tolerate. Our inability to treat insomnia completely may be due to a misunderstanding of the disorder. According […]
