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Sleeping Disorders Among the Elderly Catherine Darley, ND It is commonly thought that as people age their sleep worsens. But is this true? Does it have to be? The answer is both yes and no. Some research has found that healthy elderly people sleep as well as healthy younger people. Yet, we know that the [...]

Causes of Non-Restful Sleep Iva Lloyd, BSCH, RHN, RPP, ND   Takes a close look at some of the varied causes of non-restful sleep, and at the impact an unsettled mind has on brain activity.   Adequate and restful sleep is an essential component of health, yet for many it is often elusive. When healthy, [...]

Part 2 of 2 Sussanna Czeranko, ND Do all of your thinking before you get under the covers. Sleep is too precious to sacrifice for a tangled skein of worry thoughts. Oscar Evertz, 1917, p. 252 Last month we looked at… Before the Sleep How the time before bedtime was spent determined the quality of [...]

Part 1 of 2 Sussanna Czeranko, ND Fresh air is the best and cheapest of all medicines, for certainly we can class it as a medicine if the properties of a medicine are to heal and cure.                        S. T. Erieg, 1926, p. 343 The duration of sleep has next to nothing to do with [...]

The Pathological Sequelae of Shift Work Catherine Darley, ND In our modern society we’ve become a 24-hour culture where you can do your shopping, work, and play at all hours of the night like never before. The time that humans historically have slept is called our “biological night.” A full 20% of working Americans do [...]