Tag: sleep apnea

Insomnia is a very common sleep disorder, and presents in various types. However, sleep maintenance insomnia (SMI) is the most frequent complaint. Both the cause of awakening and the difficulty in returning to sleep are important in precipitating episodes of nocturnal sleep disturbances. Research seems to suggest that hyperarousal states, personality traits, and physiologically determined

I can’t remember a time in my life where I wasn’t sedentary. As a kid, I was more into playing the saxophone than playing sports, and I didn’t know anything about proper nutrition. I also snacked a lot—a habit that continued into my twenties. Over the years, the weight piled on, and I sank further

Back in 1988, when Anita Dueñas was 17, she was sent to the gynecologist for the first time because of symptoms she was experiencing. The doctor examined her and then took her into his office where he got out his Dictaphone and dictated medical and Latin jargon while she sat there. He didn’t say a