Posts by Cheryl Ball
Make a New Year's Resolution with the Ultimate Health Trio: Sleep, Diet and Exercise

Getting the body you want is a three-step process. You have to eat right, exercise regularly, and also, sleep well. Believe it or not, sleep plays a powerful role in your daily appetite and energy level, which in turn can affect your food choices and will to exercise. 

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Sleep Apnea: A Situation You Don’t Want to Sleep On

It can be extremely worrisome to wake up in the middle of the night to find yourself choking and sputtering for breath. Unfortunately, this happens all too often for the more than 18 million people across the U.S. who have sleep apnea.

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Cheryl Ball
What is a parasomnia?

Parasomnias are a group of disorders that are characterized by unwanted behavior that occurs during both REM and non-REM sleep stages.

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Recovering from Sleep Debt

Chronic sleep deprivation can not only negatively impact your ability to perform daily tasks, but also contribute to poor motor and cognitive skills and increased risk while driving or operating machinery. Here are some ways to pay back your sleep debt.

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What Sleep Medication Can Do For You

With advances in sleep medicine, there are new and improved medications to therapeutically treat various sleep disorders. Because these medications can affect sleep in different ways, it’s important to be aware of how they are used to treat disorders such as insomnia, narcolepsy and restless legs syndrome, as well as their particular risks and benefits.

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How a lack of sleep affects your life

There’s no question that sleep plays a significant role in all aspects of our lives, from our relationships, performance at work and school to our overall health. But what happens when we don’t get enough of it? 

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Cheryl Ball