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According to statistics, 24% of adult females and 40% of adult males are heavy snorers. Do you snore like a banshee, making it harder for your partner to have a great sleep? If yes, then you should definitely do something about it. Snoring like a foghorn whenever you hit the sack not only annoys your partner and ruin their night’s sleep, but it can also have a serious, negative impact on their health due to lack of proper sleep. Clumsiness, daytime sleepiness, fatigue as well as weight gain…

Aromatherapy is the practice where essential oils are used to improve your mood or your health. This is a kind of alternative medicine that has been practiced by many for relaxation and in making you feel good. Indeed, there are many other known benefits of aromatherapy aside from 'feeling good,' but how does the smell of these essential oils affect your mind and your emotions? Once you are exposed to the aroma of the essential oils, the scent will travel from your nose to the part of the…

The Comparison of Two Nations What makes a nation great is the atmosphere but also the people. The way people act highly influences the way others feel about a place they visit. In Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises, the characters travel from Paris, the city of love and romance to the much more peaceful Basque region of Spain. The way the characters interact with the two nation's cultures changed the way they acted by giving them a different outlook on life. The way Jake lives…

Restless Leg Syndrome Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom disease, is a neurological movement disorder that occurs at any age, even in childhood but is generally an aging related issue (Feuz). People with RLS normally feel uncomfortable sensations, more so when sitting or lying down and have to move about for relief. RLS not only causes discomfort but also can affect sleep causing mood changes and daytime sleepiness (Harvard Medical School). Although RLS has been around for…

I was physically healthy, so I did not think that the dark period would come from disease. and I did not think that with the help of a friend who had undergone a similar dark period, I would achieve a psychological maturity and change of life. In the summer of my senior year in high school, I suffered from a disease called pneumothorax(PSP)’ which has a very rare probability to occur in my lung. According to the doctor, “if the symptoms occur, you must go to the hospital promptly and you must…

One of the most common ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ is to get fit. Depending on the person, this can mean losing weight, gaining muscle or just being active. The podcast Barbell Shrugged, hosted by Mike Bledsoe and Doug Larson, is updated weekly with new content related to weightlifting and training. The topics vary greatly, ranging from How to Fix Your Lower Back to The Pros and Cons of Scaling Workouts. For each week’s topic, the hosts bring a special guest with an expertise in the area to be…

If you find yourself feeling down and out winter after winter, you may be experiencing some form of the winter blues. While the winter blues affect many people, there are some instances in which this gloomy feeling is more serious. This is referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD. Seasonal affective disorder occurs as the days of winter get shorter and darker. For many, this lack of natural light translates into a form of depression that can be difficult to overcome. That’s why licensed…

School should start around 10 AM due to many reasons that stop students from learning and allowing them to proceed further. To demonstrate, school starting at 10 Am increases sleeping time which improves students attendance, marks and how well they are focussed. According to Toronto Star, a school in Toronto changed their school start time to 10 AM which showed a great result, because the students that were lazy were showing a huge improvement. Conversely, researchers believe that sleep plays…

When you have trouble getting up on cold, winter days for school, hearing your school canceled can be the best news for you. I enjoy having snow days because I have a chance to get more sleep, I can have a lazy day, and I get a break from school. One reason I enjoy snow days is because I have a chance to catch up on my sleep. I realized my body needs more sleep than I usually receive. Being able to sleep in helps me feel more refreshed when I wake up. I can also stay in my warm bed for a longer…

Research has found that sleep does play an important role with cognitive effects on the brain in adolescence and adults. It seems to have obvious improvements within those ages but does not have much effect on elderly individuals because most do not have a full night of sleep without awakening and their slow-wave sleep is interrupted.. The age group that the research study was interested was around the early ages of adolescence. There have been various studies that measure the improvements of…