Preventative Care. Dr. David Samadi will explore the new and often debated areas of preventative care. Prevent cancer, check your blood pressure, eat the right foods and other prevention tips. Get a medical doctor's take on herbal treatments, yoga, homeopathy, acupuncture, vitamins, supplements, massage therapy, spiritual treatment and other forms of alternative therapy for prevention.
Caffeine is a natural stimulant that blocks your brain from producing sleep-inducing chemicals. Studies suggest that having caffeine even as much as six hours before bedtime can have disruptive effects on your sleep.
Read MoreLimit what you eat and drink before bed. Do not go to bed hungry or when your stomach feels too full. Eat dinner a couple of hours before going to be. Be careful not to drink too much of anything before bed so that you’re not waking up often in the middle of the night to use the bathroom.
Read MoreAccording to the National Sleep Foundation, the average adult needs about 7 to 9 hours of sleep at night in order to function and feel good throughout the day. Admit it, there's some night's you don't even get close to that. It happens to all of us but there are health issues that can arise from continually not sleeping. Whether sleep deprivation comes from job related stress, long work hours, or just trying to keep up with busy social schedules, sleep aids like Lunesta have become popular. As with any prescription drug, many people cling to the easy fix of a pill. Interestingly, this may no longer be an option for many seeking sleep aids as FDA guidelines change and become stricter. Those seeking prescription sleep medications will be getting lower doses or natural alternatives (such as melatonin supplements). For this reason, everyone should know why getting enough sleep is important and how they can practice good sleep hygiene.
Read MoreRecently a study from the University of Montreal and Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies, published in International Journal of Psychophysiology, showed that sleep quality influences cognitive performance of autistic kids. Perhaps there is a connection between these findings and recent results that showed disrupted sleep may be one of the missing pieces of the Alzheimer's Disease risk factor puzzle.
Read MoreNew studies are revealing further evidence of the link between exercise and sleep hygiene. And these significant studies may finally show which exercises lead to deeper and better sleep throughout the night. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine recently released findings that show survey results from almost 430,000 adults. They were asked to specifically outline the type of physical activity they spent doing the most in the past month and how many hours per 24-hour cycle they slept.
Read MoreMost of the science behind sleep has been discovered in the last 25 years, which is pretty remarkable. Not sleeping well? We've got great tips for you to try.
Getting enough sleep is one of the best habits you can have for your health. But do we pay enough attention to it? A new study shows the relation to food cravings and sleeping less. We explore (and hopefully get you sleeping better.)
Read MoreDid you know there are 25% more heart attacks, 17% more car accidents and 6% more workplace accidents the day after we spring forward for Daylight Savings Time? Some people wonder why we are required to do this every year.
Read MoreYet despite this knowledge, and advice from media and medical communities alike, many of us struggle to get enough sleep every night. This has led many Americans to seek help from their doctors in order to get the sleep they need to stay healthy.
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