Sleep
Sunday, April 20, 2008
U-M study: Work hassles hamper sleep
Common hassles at work are more likely than long hours, night shifts or job insecurity to follow workers home and interfere with their sleep.
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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Stress and Anxiety Interfere With Sleep
Seven out of ten adults in the United States say they experience stress or anxiety daily, and most say it interferes at least moderately with their lives. About one-third report persistent stress or excessive anxiety daily or that they have had an anxiety or panic attack. Seven out of ten of those adults say they have trouble sleeping.
Friday, November 02, 2007
Anxiety Brings Long-Term Sleep Trouble
Stress and anxiety may lead to more than just a night or two of trouble sleeping. A new study shows anxiety can cause a long-term sleep issue. It’s no surprise that major life stresses, such as death, illness, divorce, or money problems can cause trouble sleeping. But researchers found anxiety-related lack of sleep problems can last for up to six months after the stressful event. In addition, people who are more anxious to begin with are more likely to suffer from trouble sleeping.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
1.3 billion mental health days
Mental disorders account for about a third of sick days, roughly equal to those caused by back and neck pain, according to the most comprehensive report yet on the effect of illness on disability. Adult Americans with depression, anxiety or other psychological disorders annually miss 1.3 billion days of work, school or other daily activity.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Technologies to Revitalize a Boomer’s Body, Mind and Spirit
Thousands of baby boomers flocking to Boston for the September AARP event in search of solutions for improved health will have the opportunity to experience the benefits of HeartMath’s innovative technologies. The emWave Personal Stress Reliever and emWave PC Stress Relief System will be showcased at the Life@50+ Event and Expo, September 6-8 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.
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Sunday, April 22, 2007
HeartMath’s emWave Personal Stress Reliever
Our emWave Personal Stress Reliever is on sale until the end of the April for $20.00 off. If you’re interested in realtime stress reduction and peak performance, please take a look at the two-minute demo.
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Saturday, April 21, 2007
9/11 Dreams Study Suggests TV Coverage Boosted Stress
A study of Americans’ dreams in the weeks before and after Sept. 11, 2001, suggests that TV coverage of the terror attacks actually increased viewers’ stress levels. The finding probably applies to most major traumatic news stories, including this week’s massacre of students and faculty at Virginia Tech, one expert said. Researchers found that each additional hour of daily 9/11-linked TV viewing raised an individual’s stress level by 6 percent, as reflected in dreams laden with grim images from that day’s events. But there was also some good news from the study—stress levels began to decline the more people talked over the tragedy with family members and friends.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
In Our Messy, Reptilian Brains
Let others rhapsodize about the elegant design and astounding complexity of the human brain—the most complicated, most sophisticated entity in the known universe, as they say. David Linden, a professor of neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University, doesn’t see it that way. To him, the brain is a “cobbled-together mess.”
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Thursday, January 25, 2007
Job stress can affect your children
Working parents might think they leave it at the office, but kids know better. Whether adults realize it or not, their job-related stress affects their children, scientists said here this week at the annual meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association. Over the past 30 years, time spent at the office has jumped 10 hours a week. And one in three employees in the United States reports feeling chronically overworked, said Ellen Galinsky, president of the Families and Work Institute in New York.
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Saturday, November 18, 2006
Pastors often succumb to job burnout due to stress, low pay
Forty-eight percent of them think their work is hazardous to their family well-being. Another 45.5 percent will experience a burnout or a depression that will make them leave their jobs. And 70 percent say their self-esteem is lower now than when they started their position. They have the second-highest divorce rate among professions. They are pastors.
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Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Affairs of the heart keep Woosnam on the pulse
For Ian Woosnam, the initial thrill of being asked to captain this European Ryder Cup team was soon replaced by apprehension. What about the speeches he would have to make over the week, the first of which would be going out to millions on live television? (The European Ryder Cup team won the title again in 2006.)
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006
When your body breaks down, it may be from stress
When Cathy Perry’s blood pressure and cholesterol began climbing and her waist expanded by a few inches, she blamed middle age. When her memory became fuzzy and she frequently forgot familiar names and phone numbers, she attributed it to impending menopause. And when she seemed to catch every cold and virus that went around, she pointed to her two kids. Her doctor, however, said just one culprit could be responsible for many of her symptoms: stress.
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Sunday, May 28, 2006
A cure for Stress?
It started as a hi-tech relaxation technique for burnt-out executives. Now everyone from schoolchildren to sports stars are discovering the seemingly miraculous benefits of HeartMath.
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Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation: An Unmet Public Health Problem
It is estimated that 50 to 70 million Americans chronically suffer from a disorder of sleep and wakefulness, hindering daily functioning and adversely affecting health and longevity. The cumulative long-term effects of sleep loss and sleep disorders have been associated with a wide range of deleterious health consequences including an increased risk of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, depression, heart attack, and stroke. Hundreds of billions of dollars a year are spent on direct medical costs associated with doctor visits, hospital services, prescriptions, and over-the-counter medications. Almost 20 percent of all serious car crash injuries in the general population are associated with driver sleepiness, independent of alcohol effects.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Woosnam boosted by stress-busting technique
Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam has revealed he is using stress-reducing techniques in the build-up to September’s match at the K Club near Dublin. The HeartMath system is a programme created in California after a 15-year study into ways of reducing anxiety and improving personal performance. Woosnam said: “It’s made a huge difference to me – I am sleeping better and feel calmer in stressful situations.
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