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What actually helps when someone close to you is struggling with their mental health. Most people say nothing because they fear saying the wrong thing...
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What actually helps when someone close to you is struggling with their mental health. Key takeaways Asking directly about suicide: does not increase r...
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The two-way relationship between drinking and mood, anxiety and sleep. Alcohol relieves anxiety briefly and worsens it afterward, which makes it an un...
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The two-way relationship between drinking and mood, anxiety and sleep. Key takeaways Dietary Guidelines, if you drink: up to 2 drinks a day for men, 1...
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Persistent difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or waking too early, with daytime consequences. Guidelines recommend a talking treatment, CBT for...
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Persistent difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or waking too early, with daytime consequences. Key takeaways Chronic insomnia: 3 or more nights...
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Repeated narrowing or closure of the upper airway during sleep, causing breathing pauses and fragmented sleep. It is strongly linked to high blood pre...
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Repeated narrowing or closure of the upper airway during sleep, causing breathing pauses and fragmented sleep. Key takeaways Definition of an apnea: b...
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How caffeine blocks the chemical signal of sleep pressure, and how long it lasts. Caffeine stays active in the body for hours, so an afternoon coffee...
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How caffeine blocks the chemical signal of sleep pressure, and how long it lasts. Key takeaways General adult daily limit: 400 mg Recommended limit in...
Continue Reading : Caffeine and Sleep: The Questions People Actually Ask Working hours that conflict with the body clock , and the sleep problems that follow. Night work asks you to be alert at the low point of your circadi...
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Working hours that conflict with the body clock , and the sleep problems that follow. Key takeaways Useful pre-shift nap: 20-30 minutes Anchor sleep b...
Continue Reading : Shift Work and Sleep: Common Questions Answered Short daytime sleep, and how its length and timing change whether it helps or hinders. Ten to twenty minutes improves alertness; thirty to sixty can l...
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Short daytime sleep, and how its length and timing change whether it helps or hinders. Key takeaways Short nap for alertness: 10-20 minutes Length tha...
Continue Reading : Answers to the Common Questions on Napping The roughly 24-hour internal rhythm that sets when you feel alert and when you feel sleepy. Light timing sets it, which makes morning daylight one of...
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