Jack Challem
See book keywords and concepts |  Other common symptoms of PCOS include overweight, facial hair, thinning of hair on the scalp, irregular menstrual periods, high blood pressure, acne, sleep apnea, endothelial dysfunction, and low-grade inflammation.
The treatment of PCOS focuses on improving insulin function and weight loss. Although some doctors favor the use of insulin-sensitizing drugs, dietary therapies can have great success. Tackle PCOS as you would prediabetes: emphasize eating lean proteins and vegetables, avoid all refined sugar and carbohydrates, and limit all other types of carbohydrates. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
See book keywords and concepts |  They realize that sleep disorders, including insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, and narcolepsy, often arise from poor diet, toxic overload, disrupted circadian rhythms, emotional stress, disruptive electromagnetic fields, and hormonal and structural imbalances. In short, the majority of sleep problems are symptoms of an unhealthy body, not diseases in and of themselves. | | Sleep laboratory tests reveal that eliminating alcohol dramatically reduces the number of sleep apnea episodes, increases the oxygen saturation levels of the blood, and leads to deeper, more restful sleep.
Eliminate Allergenic Foods
It is essential to rule out food intolerances as a cause of sleep problems. In one study of infants, sleeplessness was eliminated by removing cow's milk from the diet and then began again when cow's milk was reintroduced.27 Once you have identified the foods you are allergic to, the next step is to eliminate them from your diet. | | When sleep is disrupted—whether due to lifestyle factors, insomnia, sleep apnea, narcolepsy, restless legs syndrome, jet lag, sleepwalking, night terrors, hormonal imbalance, or other disorders—emotional and physiological health suffers. If you're among the 60 million Americans suffering from chronic or intermittent sleep disorders each year,1 tossing and turning all night has likely beset you with a host of potentially debilitating conditions, including an inability to concentrate, fatigue, and poor immune function. But you don't have to accept sleep deprivation and the ills that accompany it. | | Insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movements in sleep, narcolepsy, delayed sleep phase syndrome, advanced sleep phase syndrome, and hypersomnia are dyssomniac conditions. Parasomnias are behavioral abnormalities that occur during sleep, including sleepwalking, night terrors, and REM behavior disorder.
Sleep researchers sometimes further classify sleep disorders as primary or secondary. | | People with obstructive sleep apnea usually snore heavily before and after the breathing pauses.
These apneic events can occur up to 30 times each hour, and sometimes even more frequently, although the sleeper rarely realizes this because the
1. Feeling active, vital, alert, or wide awake
2. Functioning at a high level, but not at peak
3. Awake but relaxed;, responsive but not fully alert
4. A little foggy, not at peak, and feeling let down
5. Foggy, losing interest in staying awake, and slowed down
6. Sleepy; fighting sleep; would prefer to be lying down
7. | | However, these constant arousals prevent people from getting enough deep sleep and lead to excessive daytime sleepiness, morning headaches (from lack of oxygen), depression, irritability, sexual dysfunction, learning and memory difficulties, and falling asleep during daily activities. sleep apnea has also been linked to irregular heartbeat and heart attack,13 as well as high blood pressure, stroke, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), so it is prudent for people who suspect that they or their children suffer from this disorder get medical care. |
Shannon Brownlee
See book keywords and concepts |  We scour the health sections of newspapers, wondering if we or our loved ones are exhibiting the symptoms of this or that rare or previously unheard-of ailment, like restless legs syndrome, sleep apnea, bruxism, panic attacks, micro-obesity, and metabolic syndrome, to name just a few of the conditions that have cropped up in the news in recent years. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts |  Antioxidant nutrient intake and supplements as potential moderators of cognitive decline and cardiovascular disease in obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Med Rev; 9:459-476. 2005
Clemens MR, Waladkhani AR, Bublitz K et al. Supplementation with antioxidants prior to bone marrow transplantation. Wien Klin Wochenschr, 109(19):771-776. 1997
Cohen HA, Neuman I, Nahum H. Blocking effect of vitamin C in exercise-induced asthma. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med; 151(4):367-370. 1997
Dawson EB, Harris WA, Rankin WE et al. Effect of ascorbic acid on male infertility. Ann NY Acad Sci; 498:312-323. |
Jack Challem
See book keywords and concepts | | Supplements That Might Help You Sleep Better
The first step in resolving sleep disorders, snoring, and sleep apnea is to avoid junk foods, improve your blood-sugar levels, and lose weight. Eliminate or at least greatly reduce your consumption of caffeinated beverages. Avoid taking any supplements with vitamin B6 later than midafternoon because large amounts of this vitamin can stimulate vivid dreams.
These supplements might help you sleep better.
• Melatonin, 250 meg to 9 mg daily. |
Marshall Editions
See book keywords and concepts |  Those who suffer from sleep apnea are potentially more vulnerable to health problems such as strokes.
Calc carb: This is a potential remedy if colds and ear infections frequently occur during the fall and winter months, leading to lingering catarrh and swollen glands, which can cause snoring. Being overweight may also make snoring more likely. 297
Pulsatilla: Use this remedy in the established or final phase of a heavy cold, when you are likely to breathe through the mouth at night because nasal passages become severely stuffed up when lying down. |
Jack Challem
See book keywords and concepts | | Many people with sleep apnea repeatedly wake up in the middle of the night and, because of interrupted sleep, have slower reflexes, poorer memory, and disjointed thinking the next day.
Inadequate sleep and a lack of quality sleep are strongly associated with prediabetes and diabetes. Researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine found that people who slept less than six hours or more than nine hours nightly were more likely to have glucose-tolerance problems, compared with people who got about eight hours of sleep. |
Marshall Editions
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Treating snoring depends on whether there is a partially or completely obstructed airway (known as sleep apnea). Diagnosis involves sleep studies where a patient's sleep is observed and episodes of obstruction are recorded.
•r To treat partially obstructed airways: Non-obstructive snoring is a nuisance, but does not have long-term effects. A respiratory infection or allergies can cause inflammation of the nasal passages and airways, triggering snoring. |
Jack Challem
See book keywords and concepts | | As Edward's weight dropped over the next six months, his snoring and sleep apnea diminished. Finally, the problems resolved completely a few days after he began taking melatonin supplements about two hours before bedtime.
Vitamins and Minerals
The Nutrition Facts box also lists the amounts of vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron per serving. These amounts are not listed in milligrams but as a percentage of the Daily Value. | | Being overweight strongly predisposes people toward sleep apnea.
Erectile dysfunction. The inability to maintain an erection is a common complication of prediabetes and more so with full-blown diabetes. Erectile dysfunction may be a sign of more serious circulatory problems.
Early puberty. Although scientists have not figured out exactly why, a high-sugar diet often leads to early puberty in boys and girls. Today, adolescents start puberty at least one year earlier than adolescents did a century ago. |
KC Craichy
See book keywords and concepts |  One cause of insomnia that affects about 20 million Americans is sleep apnea.8 The person with apnea actually stops breathing altogether for about 10 seconds at a time while they are asleep. When the breathing stops, the level of oxygen in the body drops, then the person wakes up with a start, and the breathing resumes. This phenomenon may occur up to 200 times a night, and it's not a surprise that they wake up feeling exhausted. sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure, heart attack, congestive heart failure, stroke, and Type II diabetes. | | Unfortunately, there are no truly good remedies for either snoring or sleep apnea, as sleep medicine is in its infancy. Nevertheless, it is critical to work toward optimal health by addressing all Seven Golden Keys. Sometimes these issues will resolve themselves once food intolerances are addressed and optimal fitness and body weight are obtained. Conventional medical approaches address symptoms and rarely get to the root of the problem. sleep apnea is extremely serious and can be a death sentence if it is not taken seriously. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  In fact, sleep apnea leads to hypertension, heart trouble, lack of energy, and a decrease in the all-important growth hormone. What's the primary cause of it? Fat. (Those with a neck size larger than seventeen inches are at increased risk.) When your heavy jaw naturally moves backward while you're sleeping, it meets the fatty tissue in the back of your mouth in the throat area. That's what blocks the airway and stops air from getting to your lungs. | | NO enhances the action of minoxidil, which has been shown to slow hair loss.
þ sleep apnea, a condition in which you stop breathing during sleep, inhibits the absorption of nitric oxide into your body. Makes sense, right? When you're overweight, you tend to breathe through your mouth instead of your nose. The theory goes that because of that, you're not sucking those rich sources of nitric oxide into your lungs, so the airways are less dilated, and oxygen levels can drop. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
See book keywords and concepts |  Floppy eyelids can be a sign of several serious obesity-related problems, including sleep apnea, hypertension, and diabetes.
FLOPPY EYE SYNDROME
GROWTHS ON THE EYELID
While not as bizarre-looking as inside-out eyelids, growths on the eyelid— like growths anywhere on the body—-are unwelcome and worrisome intruders. And they can be disturbing to both you and your vision. If the growths are yellowish, they're probably xanthelasmas, painless—albeit ugly—fatty deposits under the skin. They're usually found on the inner corner of the upper eyelid. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Long-term testosterone treatment has also been linked to increased baldness, fluid retention, enlarged breasts, and aggravated sleep apnea.
Testosterone is a little like chicken: You can get it prepared any way you want. You and your doctor just have to decide which way works best for your health (and your finances). Ideally, you need to work with your doctor to figure out what amount of testosterone will put you in the middle of the normal range, rather than being at the upper or lower end. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
See book keywords and concepts |  Obesity can, however, cause other types of disease such as hypertension, dys-lipidemia (high total cholesterol or high levels of triglycerides), type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, respiratory problems and various forms of cancer. You don't need a Ph.D. or an M.D. to know how those ailments will be treated.
Further evidence of our insane health care policies (and perhaps an indicator of parenting as well) is how we treat kids diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). According to data from the CDC, 4. |
Jack Challem
See book keywords and concepts | | Losing weight and improving your blood-sugar levels will almost always help both your snoring and your sleep apnea.
Avoid overeating at dinnertime. Instead, aim to feel pleasantly full but not stuffed, and avoid snacking after dinner. Allergies or not, late-night snacking will affect your blood-sugar levels in the morning. It's better to wake up hungry and eat breakfast than to wake up without any interest in food and then skip breakfast. |
Gabriel Cousens
See book keywords and concepts |  Insulin resistance seems to be a common feature of, and possibly contributing factor to, a variety of interlinking health problems including diabetes mellitus,104 polycystic ovarian syndrome,105,106,107 dyslipidemia,108 hypertension,109,110 cardiovascular disease,111,112,113,114,115 sleep apnea,116 certain hormone-sensitive cancers,117,118,119 and obesity.120,121,122,123 One key sign to diagnose Type-2 is called abdominal obesity, which is almost a clinical marker for this metabolic dysregulation. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Sleep apnea represents a more serious health concern than simple snoring;5 therefore, chronic snoring, which can be associated with sleep apnea, should be evaluated by a healthcate provider.
What are the symptoms of snoring?
People with snoring may make a rough, rattling, noisy sound while breathing in during sleep.
Medical treatments
Healthcare practitioners may recommend avoidance of alcoholic beverages, sleeping pills, antihistamines, and overeating before bedtime. Sleeping on one side, rather than on the back, or raising the head of the bed may provide benefit. |
Tom Bohager
See book keywords and concepts |  The health risks associated with being overweight include increased risks of Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, osteoarthritis (arthritis), gallbladder disease, high blood pressure (hypertension), sleep apnea, gout, pulmonary problems, and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
The most effective and long-lasting ways to lose body fat require time and effort, but the benefits are numerous. (See also exercise, athletic performance, and energy/endurance.) There are no miracle pills or easy methods. |
Richard Bartlett
See book keywords and concepts |  In addition to the already dismal clinical picture that has just been narrated to the hapless patient, Fibromyalgia is often coupled with another condition called functional sleep apnea, which means that when you sleep, your brain is deprived of adequate oxygen levels for brief periods of time intermittently throughout the night. This condition can be diagnosed by subjecting you to a "sleep study" at a licensed clinic specializing in sleep disorders. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Army, weight control and physical training was advised to reduce the severity of snoring and sleep apnea, and in one presented case, full recovery from severe snoring was achieved with weight loss and use of a continuous positive airway pressure device.30 Two other cases have been reported in which combined weight loss and use of a continuous positive airway pressure device resulted in full recovery from snoring and sleep apnea.31
Smoking increases the likelihood of snoring because of its effects on the nasal passages and sinuses. | | Sleep apnea represents a more serious health concern than simple snoring;5 therefore, chronic snoring, which can be associated with sleep apnea, should be evaluated by a healthcate provider.
What are the symptoms of snoring?
People with snoring may make a rough, rattling, noisy sound while breathing in during sleep.
Medical treatments
Healthcare practitioners may recommend avoidance of alcoholic beverages, sleeping pills, antihistamines, and overeating before bedtime. Sleeping on one side, rather than on the back, or raising the head of the bed may provide benefit. |
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