Sleep helps the brain function properly by resetting it each time you sleep. As a consequence, not getting enough good quality sleep can have serious health effects. Simply put, if your brain doesn’t undergo reset on a regular basis, it risks overheating. As an example, brain-overheating due to lack of sleep can lead to fatigue, decreased energy, irritability, and problems focusing. Which in turn over time, can lead to a chronic sleep disorder.
Sleep disorders often lead to serious chronic health problems, resulting in mental and physical stress. Consequently, affecting your everyday life and the wellbeing of people around you. As stated by sleep experts – suffering from a sleep disorder means having problems with quality, timing, and quantity of sleep. The most common sleep disorders are narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and insomnia. Above all, insomnia is the one affecting most people.
Microsleep, or nodding off momentarily, while driving is a leading cause of car crashes every year. More so than driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. But what exactly causes microsleeps and how to prevent episodes?
Night terrors, or sleep terrors, are nocturnal episodes of screaming and extreme fear. Find out if night terrors are something we truly should be afraid of.
Although nightmares can be very unpleasant, they’re usually just part of life as long as they happen sporadically. No matter how much they trouble you, there are ways to make them less of a torment.
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a sleep disorder that causes an unpleasant sensation in the legs, creating an irresistible urge to move. RLS can disrupt rest and impact sleep.
One of the most common sleep disorder is Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder, or DSPD. But what is it, how does it affect us, and most importantly, how can we treat it?