Health Fitness and Sleep

The quality of our sleep plays an important role in our overall health and fitness. Creating good habits to improve our sleep can help us stay healthy, stay fit and perform our best in our day to day lives. Conversely, if we maintain unhealthy lifestyles like becoming overweight and living sedentary lifestyles, we can become…

April is Stress Awareness Month

Stress is our body’s way of reacting to various kinds of demand or threat. The “Fight-or-flight” or the “stress response” occurs when our body’s defenses kick into high gear. It’s actually a protection mechanism and when used properly it can help us stay focused and alert. Stress can be a lifesaver in an emergency and…

Sleep Hygiene

Sleep hygiene is a very intricate part of what makes a successful night’s sleep. Having good sleep hygiene is the practice of various methods to improve the quality and effectiveness of your sleep. Sleep hygiene is crucial for both mental and physiological processes, that will affect the everyday life in patients who engage in healthy…

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Obstructive Sleep Apnea, or OSA as commonly known is a disorder where there is a partial or complete cessation of airflow despite there being an effort to breathe. This condition is frequently referred to as sleep apnea. Although known as sleep apnea, OSA is one type of sleep apnea caused by a physical blockage in…