Many of my clients tell me that they can not fall asleep at night. Dr. Carol Ash has written an article that shares a variety of suggestions for getting to sleep. Try them and let me know if it helps.
Ilissa
According to researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, those who sleep less than seven hours a night are nearly three times more likely to develop a cold than those who get eight or more hours of shuteye.
“This study further supports just how important a consistent sleep schedule is to our health,” says Dr Carol Ash, a leading sleep expert and medical director of the Sleep for Life center in Hillsborough, NJ. Here’s what else Dr Ash had to say.
Sheknows.com (SK): What does this study say about the importance of sleep?
Carol Ash (CA): It shows what those of us in the sleep field have been trying to stress for years: Less sleep impairs the immune system and has a direct physiological impact. If you don’t get the right amount of sleep, you increase your risk of not only colds, but hypertension, strokes, heart attacks, and a slew of emotional issues as well.
SK: And how much is the “right” amount of sleep? Read More>>>
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