The sleep-trauma feedback loop
Photo Cred: Castorly Stock/Pexels By Catherine Darley, ND In the midst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in the Untied States and around the world, we are experiencing what could be seen...
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Clinical benefits of sleeping in natural light
Photo Cred: Me dia/Shutterstock By Catherine Darley, ND Over the years, there has been an increased interest in the health benefits of nature exposure. Time in nature has been shown to...
Read MoreSleep disorders increase risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Photo Cred: Burst/Pexels By Catherine Darley, ND Alzheimer’s disease memory loss, confusion, mood changes, and other symptoms takes a huge toll on patients and their families. There is also a societal...
Read MoreREM sleep stabilizes eating behavior, study finds
Photo Cred: Lum3n/Pexels By Katherine Shagoury The activation of neurons in the hypothalamus during REM sleep regulates eating behavior, and suppressing this activity in mice decreases appetite, according to new...
Read MoreStudy shows associations between outdoor, artificial light and health outcomes
Photo Cred: elizabeth lies/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Adolescents who live in areas that have high levels of artificial light at night tend to get less sleep and are more likely...
Read MoreStudy describes brain complications in patients with severe COVID-19
Photo Cred: Robina Weermeijer/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury A study of 153 patients treated in hospitals in the United Kingdom during the acute phase of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic describes...
Read MoreSleep protective against effects of aging
Photo Cred: Matheus Vinicius/Unsplash By Catherine Darley, ND Patients want to live as long and as healthy a life as possible, and rightly so. To help meet that goal, practitioners should...
Read MoreHealthy lifestyle traits may reduce Alzheimer’s risk, study finds
Photo Cred: CDC/Unsplash By Katherine Shagoury Combining more healthy lifestyle behaviors was associated with substantially lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research published in the journal Neurology. The...
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