Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Sleep and Rest
Perhaps it’s the effect of a crashed economy, soaring gas prices, upheaval in the Middle East, blown up nuclear reactors or Charlie Sheen, but people are waking up a lot these days in the middle of the night. Frequently they can’t fall back to sleep.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Aging
In a world of increasing pharmaceutical prices, some drugs are cheap. One is light. Whether in the form of sunlight or artificial light, light can be used to treat a large variety of ills, including Alzheimer's disease.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Found in: Sleep and Rest
Rest is healthy for people. We sleep for a reason. Rest allows us to revive and rebuild our tissues. Rest restores us. Napping can have many healthy results, depending on why you want to nap; time of day; and the nature of one’s work.
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Dr. Matthew Edlund, MD, MOH
Daylight Savings Time happens like clockwork every year. The body clock change of merely one hour, compared with a six-hour flight to Europe, makes people feel uneasy, skittish, unhappy, unmotivated, and fatigued. How come?
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