Tag: insomnia
member name: Julie K. Silver, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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January 04, 2008 04:56 PM EST --
I am proud to say that I have never once pulled an "all nighter" to study for a test. Sure, I stayed awake many nights in the hospital doing grueling hours during my medical training, but I . . .
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February 25, 2008 02:45 PM EST --
Last night, I had a big meal and then went to bed. I felt full and thought about the medical myth that patients often ask me about—does eating late at night lead to weight gain?
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November 05, 2007 11:53 AM EST --
Are you worried about lying awake at night—unable to quickly fall asleep? Sleeping pills help you much less than you might think.
Researchers recently took another look at laboratory . . .
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August 04, 2008 10:22 AM EDT --
Patients who are having trouble sleeping often come in to my office asking about herbal supplements. One that has come to my attention recently is Ambrotose. The below article, written by Dr. Celeste . . .
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May 27, 2008 10:25 AM EDT --
I recently read a report by the Associated Press that stated that stress from work and the poor economy are wrecking diet and exercise routines across the country. People who give up healthy habits say . . .
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June 09, 2008 05:37 PM EDT --
When my daughter has nightmares, it can be scary for me to watch her having a bad dream. Luckily, they only happen every now and then to her. For other people, nightmares are a more constant occurrence. . . .
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April 28, 2008 04:53 PM EDT --
As I've written about here in previous blogs, sleep apnea is a serious condition that causes breathing to stop at times during sleep. A consequence of sleep apnea that is not often discussed is that, . . .
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June 16, 2008 11:43 AM EDT --
I love sleeping and always try to get enough so that I feel rested and refreshed when I awaken. So I'm always interested in reading about research that helps explain what exactly is going on in our . . .
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August 11, 2008 10:56 AM EDT --
When I’ve had insomnia in the past, I usually know what is causing it, be it a particularly stressful week or a time change due to cross-country flight. But sometimes the cause of sleep troubles isn’t . . .
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January 14, 2008 05:00 PM EST --
Many people occasionally wake up to the feeling of pins and needles in one or both of their hands. The likeliest cause of these symptoms is compression of one or both of the main nerves (the median and . . .
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January 21, 2008 12:07 PM EST --
Do your kids grind their teeth? If so, don't worry too much about it. Grinding teeth, or bruxism , is surprisingly common in children. Nearly one in three children does it at some . . .
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January 28, 2008 11:43 AM EST --
Getting enough sleep is one of the most important factors in maintaining good health-it may even help control your weight and your risk of getting diabetes. There are lots of ideas about why people . . .
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February 04, 2008 02:42 PM EST --
As anyone who reads this blog knows, getting a good night's sleep is important. One of the things that I always ask my patients is to tell me what keeps them from getting a good night's . . .
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February 11, 2008 03:45 PM EST --
Can an herbal supplement help me sleep?" Many of my patients ask me this question, and many others never ask but just take a supplement along with their other prescription medications. . . .
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March 03, 2008 11:25 AM EST --
I love spicy food. However, many people don't tolerate it very well and complain of heartburn after eating food with some kick. Sometimes a big meal that is fairly bland will cause the same . . .
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March 24, 2008 10:36 AM EDT --
Patients who come to see me because of trouble sleeping often ask about sleeping pills. This has especially been true since Lunesta (eszopiclone) came on the market a few years ago—and its makers . . .
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March 31, 2008 09:53 AM EDT --
Narcolepsy is a fairly rare disorder—about 1 in 2,000 people has this condition—and so I hardly ever see patients with this problem. However, I know that narcolepsy can have a serious impact . . .
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May 05, 2008 01:06 PM EDT --
When I was in medical school, I often worked for days at a time with little or no sleep. And then once I graduated, I found myself in the same situation as I tried to balance working and caring for my . . .
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July 21, 2008 02:46 PM EDT --
Last week, in this blog , I wrote about the first three steps of a 7-step plan to boost your energy. Here are the next two steps, which were originally published in Boosting Your Energy , a Harvard . . .
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March 10, 2008 04:11 PM EDT --
Like most people, I use the Internet all the time. I check email what seems like a million times a day, do research for my work, and catch up on the news online. And yes, occasionally it keeps me up at . . .
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