New Age Dawning: Breathe Well, Sleep Well, Age Well

not be officially diagnosed with OSA even after the sleep study, I’ve seen many if not a great majority of these patients gain useful information to address any other sleep problems they may be having. Yet, most if not in all cases, patients who I suspect have these conditions, are found to have some mild to moderate breathing component that goes along with their sleep problems. And for these patients, in lieu of treating the underlying breathing problem, no amount of sleeping pills will cure the airway blockage that’s at the root of their sleep problems.

Decelerating the Aging Process
To understand how essential it is to get the sleep you need, it’s equally if not more important to understand how you can get the restorative sleep you need as well.
Essentially, sound sleep offers vital services to your body. After spending a full day learning new skills and having new experiences, sleep allows your brain to shut down its learning mode and consolidate and commit the newly acquired information to memory. Adequate sleep also allows the body to produce the right balance of hormones to help stabilize weight and use carbohydrates efficiently (this may be why research studies show that inadequate sleep is often linked with weight gain). Getting enough sleep also helps to ensure your safety by keeping your brain more alert and in tune with your reflexes preventing injury, and keeping you happy and well adjusted.

Sleep also helps keep the body healthy by boosting your immune function, reducing your chances of getting certain cancers and lowering your blood pressure too. In a nutshell, if you’re not sleeping well, you’re missing out on one of the most valuable methods for keeping you young and healthy for a very

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