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Sleep Talking

It has been several years since I've been asked about this particular condition, known as somniloquy or sleep taking. I have done this myself in the past on occasion, after a particularly tiring, long day at...

21 comments    mental health sleep disorders
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St. John's Wort: Natural Anti-depressant

Over the years St. John's wort has been studied and used in research over and over again. Each time the question was, "Is St. John's Wort a possible remedy for depression?" Researchers have come to the conclusion

6 comments    health depression herb
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Sleep sex

The sleep disorder Sexsomnia is a kind of non-rapid eye movement (NREM) parasomnia parallel to sleep-walking that makes people to commit sexual acts whilst in their asleep from mild arousal to full blown sex...

4 comments    advice relationships women
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Why Do We Dream?

Sleeping is essential for humans and it is part of our well-being. A person needs at least 8 hours of a sleep in order to fulfill tasks effectively when he or she is awake. Infants sleep mostly and that would...

2 comments    health sleep psychology
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what causes dreams

Dream is a seies of images,ideas,thoughts or emotions that occur in mind during certain stages of sleep.We observe two types of sleep while sleeping one after another,that are rapid eye movement sleep(REM) and...

21 comments    health sleep dreams
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Tremor and Ataxia - I Have Learned Something New!

Well it just goes to show you, I have officially reached my 16th year managing MS, this month of July, and low and behold I have learned something new about MS tremors and MS ataxia! Before I delve thoroughly...

10 comments    walking brain eyes
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How Important is Sleep?

As more and more is discovered about sleep, scientists are realizing the importance of sleep on our overall mental and physical health. Unbelievably, we spend one-third of our life sleeping or approximately...

15 comments    sleep diabetes obesity
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Obstructive Sleep Disorder

Obstructive Sleep Apnea Advice And Tips The most common form of sleep apnea is obstructive sleep apnea. To date, researchers and healthcare professionals have not come to a single conclusion about the...

1 comment    health sleep insomnia
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Sexsomnia: The Sex-sleep

Sexsomnia is a newly identified and a rare medical condition whose sufferers engage in sexual behavior during their sleep. Sexsomnia is a discrete alternative of sleepwalking called sleep sex that includes...

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REM Sleep Behavior Disorder And Possible Resolutions

What is REM sleep behavior disorder? REM (rapid eye movement) sleep behavior disorder occurs when the normal paralysis that occurs during rapid eye movement sleep is no longer present.Normally, this...

0 comments    sleep disorder sleep deprivation
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