If you suffer from acid reflux, you know how uncomfortable it is. Something as simple as a soda or cup of coffee can cause a flare-up that lasts for hours. You can’t eat spicy foods or a midnight snack without paying the price in the middle of the night. Sometimes, you’re too uncomfortable to lay…
You feel like you are finally about to drift into a pleasant snooze when your partner erupts in a string of never-ending snores, making it difficult to even think about sleeping. Now, you stress about reaching the deep sleep phase before your partner falls asleep so that you can have a better rest. However, if…
Sleep health is considered by modern health experts and physicians to be a barometer of overall physical and mental health. If your sleep is poor quality, frequently interrupted, or plagued by snoring, chances are something is amiss with your environment or health that is causing these symptoms. Air pollution is something that many of us…
Snoring is one of the most common sleep complaints doctors hear. It’s bothersome to your sleep partner, it can leave you with a dry mouth and a sore throat, and it can affect your levels of restful sleep throughout the night. This can leave you irritable and fatigued, and it can also give you a…
If you’ve ever slept alongside a snorer, you’ll know that when they are sleeping on their back, they are more likely to snore. Prodding and poking snorers is usually an attempt to get them to turn onto their sides in the hope that the snoring will reduce. Frustratingly, although they might lay on their sides…
Have you ever complained about “losing sleep” over a problem? Intuitively, we feel that daytime stress can negatively affect sleep. Research has shown that stress is a unique enemy of sleep and that it can damage mental and physical health. The Science The sleep cycle consists of four stages of between 5 and 15 minutes…
Salt is an essential mineral needed for life. It has also been used for centuries to relieve and cure many ailments. It’s healing abilities help relieve an array of respiratory illnesses such as asthma, allergies, and COPD. History Over 2,000 years ago the ancient Romans and Greeks used salt to treat various types of skin…
Insomnia This is one of the most common sleep disorders, affecting nearly 60% of us to one extent or another. Insomnia is commonly recognised as the inability to fall or stay asleep, but it can also present as early morning waking. Insomnia can be triggered by stress, depression, anxiety, or other underlying medical issues. Lifestyle…