Sleep Problems Articles

Sleep Problems Articles:

Heath Ledger – Tragedy, with Controversy to Follow

The entertainment community is in shock over the loss of a rising star. Heath Ledger, dead at the age of 28, apparently from an accidental overdose of medication. Autopsy results have been delayed for 10 days, but enough information has already become public to understand what likely took place. Heath Ledger did not need to die...

Read More: Ambien, anxiety, Dornomyl, FDA, Heath Ledger, insomnia, overdose, sleep problems, substance P, Valium, Xanax, Zopiclone

Sleep Problems Cause Inflammation and Early Death

While everyone knows that a lack of sleep does not feel good, the extent of the damage if sleep problems persist is far greater than previously understood.

Read More: cardiovascular disease, Melatonin, mortality, NF-kappaB, Sleep Helper™, sleep problems

Sleep Problems Contribute to ADHD

A new study shows that adolescents with a history of sleep problems, nightmares, and/or snoring were twice as likely to have ADHD as those without sleep problems. ADHD medication aggravated the problem in terms of an increased risk for teeth grinding. Sleep is a critical time for rejuvenation of nerves and the lack of quality sleep is a clear health issue.

Read More: ADHD, sleep problems

ADHD Linked to Early Life Instability and Sleep Problems

A Canadian study analyzes the sleep habits from children age 1.5 to 5 years looking for an association between sleep problems and the development of ADHD. The study confirms something I have been pointing out for a number of years – that an unstable family sets the “stress thermostat” into a hyper-vigilant mode resulting in a lack of sleep, wired nerves, and future ADHD. Boys with early sleep problems were more likely to be ADHD by age 5.

Read More: boys, Calcium AEP, Coral Calcium, DHA, instability, sleep problems, Super B Complex, Tri-Cal