How are Disease and Sleep Linked?

How are Disease and Sleep Linked?

Poor sleep can be not only a symptom of various diseases but may also be one of the causes. Research has shown that there are several ways that sleep and disease may be linked. One reason is that our immune systems recharge during sleep. Lack of sleep lowers our...
Sleep and Muscle Mass are Connected

Sleep and Muscle Mass are Connected

Sleep well when on a diet or lose muscle mass. It has been shown that good sleepers and poor sleepers will lose about the same weight on a low-calorie diet. So, why sleep? Because the weight lost will be mostly muscle and not fat without adequate sleep. Dieters...
Sleep and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sleep and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Doctors Guide Their Patients to Safety Sleep Through the Pandemic Fighting this virus by increasing the immune system’s effectiveness is the ideal solution. Doctors who communicate this to their patients in their office, social media, email, and the media are making a...
The Scoop on “Night Owls” and Sleep

The Scoop on “Night Owls” and Sleep

Night owls are not as motivated to exercise People who are “night owls” have a tendency to spend more minutes sitting and are less motivated to regularly exercise, according to a new study from researchers in the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at the Feinberg...