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What do you think causes snoring? A.K.A. sleep apnea. As I grew up, I thought snoring was a result from a dead log sleep from weariness, it could be possible, but my readings proved otherwise. Did you know that snoring is the cause of breathing problems when sleeping? Shocking truth? I bet there are a lot of people out there who snores (how do we know if we snore? Ask witnesses) and yet have no idea that snoring is a sign of danger. It's not just annoying to the ears, it's annoying to the health as well. The sound of snoring is made by a blockage in the airway when our throat muscles relaxes during bedtime or due to an abnormal throat tissue, causing our breathing to a halt for a second or more. This causes disruption to our sleeping rhythm and hikes up on our blood pressure.   Causes for a snore;- Aging. As we age our throat muscles tone down, causing narrowness, hence snoring. Gender. Men are more potent prospects fr snoring compared to women. Nasal and sinus probl...

Are you having enough sleep? Are you sleeping well? Are you sleeping at the right hours? I did wrote on sleep in my article, sleep like a baby . However, I'd like to mention this topic once more as I think not many of our eyes are open to why is it so important to get; 1)enough sleep, 2)sleep at the right time 3)benefits of sleeping. I know, understand and experience it myself, deprivation of sleeping. But, I hope to sleep better in the future, I sure you hope to do so too. The long hours of unachievable sleep will take a toll on our health. Have you ever wonder why we have day and night? The days are lighten up by the sun, as a signal to wake up and work, for activities to be done while the nights are dark, only dimmed light from the moon is available, a sign for us to slow down, go back home and the vital part, sleeping. Even as moms with newborn or older babies, I think it is important that we train our little children that night time is sleeping time, be discipline and te...

  Did you sleep well last night? Aren't we all just too busy with all the never-ending workloads?Yes or no this is no reason for any of us to neglect our sleeping hours. No matter how over occupied you are, you need to slow down when it's dark and close your eyes,forget about your chores, forget about your problems, forget about everything that's keeping you awake.  Here are some of the reasons why you should go get some Zzz.. You could get THINNER! Less sleep,higher body mass index. So,if you're trying to shed off that flab,have at least 8 hours of night sleep. Daytime sleeping would probably add a few extra kilos to that weighing machine. Click here and get thin sleeping Boost your memory, yeah it does, if you're not keen on dementia you know what to do. Fights cold,ulcers and even cancer. The body heals and repairs itself when we're asleep. Melatonin,a cancer-fighting antioxidant is produced when we're asleep. The liver regenerates when we're asleep...