Exercise Improves Sleep
Razi Berry Those who had both the poorest sleep quality and who exercised the least were most at risk of death from heart disease, stroke, and cancer, the findings indicate, prompting the researchers to suggest a likely synergy between the two activities. Both physical inactivity and poor sleep are independently associated with a heightened risk […]
Can Sleep Problems Predict Future Chronic Pain Issues?
Node Smith, ND Two studies recently have underlined the role of sleep in chronic pain. One, looked at whether sleep problems can predict future chronic pain issues, and the second looked at chronic pain and anxiety associated with sleep in adolescents. The papers were presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018). No […]
Magnesium Deficiency can Impact Sleep and Other Things
A recent article on magnesium and insomnia raises the question whether people are getting enough magnesium. Often times a single vitamin or mineral is correlated to a specific disease or symptom, but this is seldom a reality. In the case of magnesium, there is a lot more to the picture than merely sleep. Magnesium is […]