'Hypnosis
helped me sleep' - After acupuncture, yoga, herbal
teas and a regimented bedtime ritual failed to get her to
sleep, Suzie, a chronic insomniac, turned to hypnosis - article, Live Well, healthy
living for everyone, UK National Health Service NHS /
Livewell / insomnia
Sleep ... in the news ...
At least 20 million
Europeans suffer from chronic, long-term sleep
disorders every year and an additional ten million
experience occasional sleeping problems. As a
result, sleep facilities have witnessed a rise in patient
volume by ten per cent in the last twelve months and are
expected to grow further at a rate of nearly 13 per cent
in the next year. This increase will be supported by a
rise in the number of sleep service providers
across Europe.
Despite the climbing number of reported sleeping
disorders, it is estimated that many of those affected
remain undiagnosed. There is a lack of awareness about
asymptomatic sleep disorders, resulting in diminishing
rates of testing. Many develop cognitive deficits from
chronic sleep debt after a few nights of reduced sleep
quality or quantity. New evidence suggests more
health-related consequences of sleep debt such as common
viral illnesses, diabetes, obesity, heart disease,
depression, and other age-related chronic disorders.
Source: Frost & Sullivan 04 09
Sleep
is such an essential part of human existence that we spend
about a third of our lives doing it -- some more
successfully than others. Sleep disorders afflict some
50-70 million people in the United States and are a major
cause of disease and injury. People who suffer from
disturbed sleep have an increased risk of heart attack,
stroke, hypertension, obesity, depression, and accidents.
Nearly a fifth of all serious car crashes, in fact, are
linked to sleeplessness.
Automated synchrogram analysis applied to
heartbeat and reconstructed respiration, Chaos 19, 015106
(2009)
American Institute of Physics 04 09
WHO Study:
Night Shift Work May Cause Cancer
A study by the World Health Organization has found
that night shift work increases the risk of cancer in
humans. The study found that after prolonged exposure to
night shift work, women are at a higher risk to develop
breast and colon cancer. Men who work the night shift are
more likely to experience prostate cancer.
"Shift work that interferes with regular nighttime sleep
disrupts circadian rhythms, our body's natural clock," said
Dr. Erhard Haus of HealthPartners Research Foundation
who chaired a subgroup of the study. "This impedes biologic
function by suppressing the immune system, reducing
melatonin production and may damage genes leading to the
production of abnormal cells."
Dr. Haus was part of a team of 24 scientists from ten
countries who met at the International Agency for
Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, to assess the
potential carcinogenicity of shift work, painting, and
firefighting. The workgroup analyzed several epidemiologic
studies and animal experiments. In addition to their
findings on shift work, they determined that overall,
occupational exposure as a painter is carcinogenic to
humans. They also classified occupational exposure as a
firefighter as possibly carcinogenic to humans.
Between 15 and 20 percent of the working population in the
U.S. and Europe are engaged in shift work, which is most
prevalent in the health care, transportation, communication,
leisure and hospitality sectors.
Source: HealthPartners
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"Waking up to a
new health habit: Sleep. The evidence has reached critical
mass - getting between seven and nine hours of sleep a
night is one of the pillars of good health, along with
physical activity and eating a healthful diet.
Poor sleep has been linked to health problems ranging
from diabetes to heart disease to obesity."
Source: Harvard Health
Letter
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A researcher at
Scripps Clinic has published an article in the Journal of
Sleep Research indicating that people who use popular
prescription sleeping pills are more likely to develop
cancer than those who do not use sleeping pills. 18 August 2008
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