RESOURCES for Sleep and Health Information
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FIND SLEEP CENTERS by zip code throughout the U.S. www.sleepcenters.org
The AMERICAN ACADEMY of SLEEP MEDICINE provides an excellent, comprehensive and non-commercial website for sleep information through its website:
SleepEducation.com . Here are some of its key sections:
How Sleep Affects You:
- Children and sleep click here
- Women and sleep click here
- Men and sleep click here
- Growing older and sleep click here
Evaluate Your Sleep:
- Sleepiness scale click here
- Sleep evaluation click here
- Sleep diary click here
- Teen sleepiness click here
Sleep Disorders:
- Full listing and information links click here
Common Treatments click here
CPAP CENTRAL click here
Sleep Hygiene click here
Sleep Quiz click here
Sleep Study Dictionary click here
The NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION is a leading non-profit sleep organization. NSF is
dedicated to improving the quality of life for Americans who suffer from sleep problems and
disorders. Their website is current, comprehensive and an excellent source of sleep-related information. Many sections and topics covered. Following are only several examples: click here
- Sleep topics, A to ZZZ click here
- NSF videos click here
HelpGuide.org click here
An excellent, nonpcommercial, non-profit resource project of Rotary Club of Santa Monica and WISE and Healthy Aging:
- Understanding sleep click here
- Sleep tips click here
- Snoring click here
- Insomnia click here
- Sleep and aging click here
- Narcolepsy click here
The Women's Heart Foundation: Another excellent, non-commercial website of health and heart information click here
- Sleep disturbances and stress
- Sleep disturbances and weight gain
- Sleep apnea and stroke
- Sleep apnea and heart disease
RESOURCE ARTICLES
FOLLOWING IS A WONDERFULLY RICH RESOURCE of ARTICLES and INFORMATION:
GENERAL
- In Search of sleep click here
Brian Luke Seaward, PhD www.brianlukeseaward.net- Good sleep for good health. All about sleep click here
(Sleepdex.org)- Why sleep is important and what happens when you don't get enough click here
Article, APA, American Psychological Assoc.- Brain basics: Understanding Sleep click here
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke- Sleep scientists finding out shat sleep loss does to the body click here
WashingtonPost.com- Sleep and chronic disease click here
CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention- Inter-relationship of sleep, fatigue and HIV/Aids click here
4Therapy.com- Sleep disorders click here
University of Maryland Medical Center- Extent and health consequenses of chronic sleep loss and sleep disorders click here
The National Academies PressSLEEP and WEIGHT
- Sleep loss may equal weight gain click here
USA Today > Health and Behavior- Sleep more, eat less click here
CBS News- Less is more: Teens who sleep less during school week are more likely to be obese.
- Obesity Discussion (blog and forum) click here
- Obesity linked to quantity of sleep click here
Brisbanetimes.com.au- Sleepdeprivation linked to weight gain click here
MedScape Medical NewsSLEEP and DIABETES
- Role of sleep duration and quality in the risk and severity of Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- The insidious effects of lost sleep (diabetes) click here
DOCNews, American Diabetes Assoc.- Sleep disturbances increase risk of diabetes click here
PsychCentral.orgSLEEP DEPRIVATION IN WOMEN
- Sleep deprivation threatens women's health click here
Womens eNewsSLEEP, CHILDREN and PARENTING
- What you need to know about kids and sleep (8 key facts) click here
Parents.com- Sleep-deprived children have health problems click here
Dr.Laura.com- Moms and Sleep: A sleep survival guide for Moms at all stages of motherhood click here
Health and Medicine on Squido- Breathing problems during sleep may affect mental development in infants and
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH)SLEEP and PAIN
- Understanding back pain click here
A part of the family of sites of Understanding-Health.com- Facts about neck pain click here
Providence Health and Services- NightCare "PAIN MAP" Sleep-related pain click here
NightCare's sleep science website, NightCareStore.comSLEEP-DISORDERED BREATHING, SNORING and SLEEP APNEA
- Sleep apnea treatment, health guide click here
The New York Times- CPAP CENTRAL click here
SleepEducation.comSLEEP and HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
- Sleep deprivation: A cause of high blood pressure? click here
Mayo Clinic
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