The Relationship Between Alzheimer’s Disease & Sleep
A few years ago I read a book called Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, since then I have dramatically changed the way I approach my sleep...
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Helder Barroso
- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
Bad effects of light on sleep
Light is not supposed to arrive in our system at anytime and now days because of screens and artificial light we have access to light...
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Helder Barroso
- Jan 27, 2021
- 3 min
Light and the Sleep Connection
Light is what governs when we are awake and when we are asleep, particularly sun light. On the face of it, it is quite simple but people...
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Helder Barroso
- Dec 19, 2019
- 2 min
Sleep Deprivation is a Stressor
As we glide down into slow wave sleep, some obvious things occur to facets of the stress-response system. For starters, the sympathetic...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 30, 2019
- 2 min
IS YOUR JOB KILLING YOUR SLEEP?
No other species in the universe demonstrate the unnatural act of prematurely and artificially terminating sleep. Doctors, Nurses,...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 29, 2019
- 2 min
IS THE TEMPERATURE IN YOUR HOUSE KILLING YOUR SLEEP?
Thermal environment, specifically the proximal temperature around your body and brain, is perhaps the most underappreciated factor...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 27, 2019
- 2 min
HOW IS ALCOHOL AFFECTING YOUR SLEEP?
Short of sleeping pills the most misunderstood of all sleep aids is alcohol. Many seem to think alcohol helps them fall asleep more...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 26, 2019
- 3 min
What Is Stopping You From Sleeping?
What is stopping you from sleeping? Many of us are beyond tired, why? For most people who do not have a sleeping disorder, most likely...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 26, 2019
- 1 min
How is a Lack Of Sleep Affecting Our Hormones?
Take a group of healthy, lean young males in the mid 20's and limit them to 5 hours of sleep for just one week and you will find a marked...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 21, 2019
- 1 min
SLEEP CONNECTION WITH TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT
Let's say you went on a strict diet for 2 weeks in the hopes of losing fat. That is precisely what researchers did to a group of...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 20, 2019
- 3 min
SLEEP CONNECTION WITH WEIGHT GAIN AND OBESITY
According to Dr Matthew Walker when your sleep becomes short, you will gain weight. The first concerns are 2 hormones that control...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 19, 2019
- 2 min
CAN A LACK OF SLEEP CONTRIBUTE TO TYPE 2 DIABETES?
According to Dr Matthew Walker from the book Why We Sleep the answer is yes. Early warning signs of a link between sleep loss and...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 18, 2019
- 4 min
SLEEP LOSS AND THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Adults 45 years old or older who sleep fewer than six hours a night are 200 percent more likely to have a heart attack or stroke during...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 17, 2019
- 1 min
Sleep Deprivation and the Body
A lot of us look at health as just diet and exercise, however sleep in my opinion is right up there; it is the foundation on which the...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 16, 2019
- 2 min
SLEEP AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
The two most feared diseases throughout developed nations are dementia and cancer. Both are related to inadequate sleep. A lack of sleep...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 15, 2019
- 2 min
Have you ever pulled an “all-nighter,” deliberately?
Is pulling an all-nighter a wise idea? Dr Matthew Walker conducted a study, him and his team took a large group of individuals and...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 14, 2019
- 3 min
SLEEP - PAY ATTENTION
There are many ways in which a lack of sufficient sleep will kill you. Some take time; others are far more immediate. One brain function...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 13, 2019
- 3 min
SLEEP-THE-NIGHT-AFTER LEARNING
The second benefit of sleep for memory comes after learning, one that effectively clicks the “save” button on those newly created files....
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 12, 2019
- 3 min
SLEEP FOR THE BRAIN
Sleep is not the absence of wakefulness. It is far more than that. Our nighttime sleep is an exquisitely complex, metabolically active,...
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Helder Barroso
- Nov 11, 2019
- 4 min
SLEEP IN MIDLIFE AND OLD AGE - PART 2
The third sleep change with advanced age is that of circadian timing. In sharp contrast to adolescents, seniors commonly experience a...
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