Children & Sleep

No matter how old your children are, there is a good chance that, as a parent, you wonder if they are getting enough sleep.  From the early days of multiple naps and nighttime wakings to the late nights of teen years, you debate how much sleep is needed.  And, once your child can communicate with you, he may debate whether he wants a nap or wants to go to bed at the scheduled time.

According to the Mayo Clinic web site, there are general guidelines for the amount of sleep required, based on age.  Dr. Kenneth Berge recommends the…

Dealing with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is an illness that causes a person to be always in a state of fatigue or tiredness. People suffering from this disease experience fatigue that lasts for about six months and usually complain about headache, muscle pains, sore throat, loss of appetite, inability to sleep, difficulty in concentrating, and many other discomforts that are related to fatigue.

Although Chronic Fatigue Syndrome  has no known cause, there are some known ways of treating it, and most of these treatment are directed at relieving the symptoms. There are medicines that can treat some of the symptoms like muscle pains, sleep problems, anxiety…

Natural Sleep Remedies

Do you have days when you go you bed thinking, “Finally, time to catch up on some sleep,” and twenty minutes later you still are laying wide awake just wishing there was some solution for this? Of course, we are aware of the medicines that exist for this problem, but we are also aware that these medicines can cause a person to develop dependency and are, perhaps, stronger than what we need. Want to fall asleep faster with more natural means? Try these remedies:

• Magnesium is a sleep booster, so eating magnesium-rich food during the day can help you sleep better…
  

Winter Warning

It seems as if fall only just started, but most of the leaves already have fallen and winter is just around the corner. Temperatures will continue to drop, and most of us will be seeing more snowfall in the upcoming weeks. With the many tidings of winter come the proneness of ailments. As many of us know, the common cold is not directly caused by cold temperatures, rather the spread of the germs, yet the temperature is what really drives the quick spread of germs. Our immune systems become weaker in the cold, and as a result, we frequently stay indoors, meeting and…

Behavioral Cure for Insomnia

Insomnia is derived from the Latin term for “no sleep”, it is characterized by difficulty in falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early in the morning. Certain experts also agree that non-restorative sleep can be related to insomnia. This condition can cause irritability, impaired performance, and daytime fatigue. Insomnia is not as uncommon as you think, it is estimated that 60% of Americans are suffering from this condition.

Insomnia can be either primary or secondary. Primary insomnia means that the inability to sleep itself is the main problem; it is not due to other health issues. Secondary insomnia occurs because…