Sleep Apnea Destroys One Gender’s Brains Faster Than the Other’s

by Christian Goodman | May 16, 2018

Scientists have previously found that sleep apnea causes physical brain damage in the form of a thinning of the cerebral cortex (gray matter). But a new study from the University of California at Los Angeles reveals that one gender suffers worse cognitive defects as a...

This Increases High Blood Pressure Risk 400 %

by Christian Goodman | Apr 25, 2018

A 400% rise in the risk of having high blood pressure is worse than smoking, having type 2 diabetes, genetic variation, or just about any other factor. This risk factor discovered by researchers from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine will completely...

Surprising Snoring and Sleep Apnea Results

by Christian Goodman | Apr 20, 2018

Sleep apnea is a serious condition that has major adverse consequences for your psychological, cognitive, and behavioral functioning. The most common treatment for sleep apnea is continuous positive airway pressure masks (CPAP), which almost everyone hates using and...

The Deadly Effect of Snoring (and it’s not sleep apnea)

by Christian Goodman | Apr 15, 2018

People who snore but pass the sleep apnea test are most often just written off as suffering an annoyance. This is however far from true according to a new study published in the Journal of International Medical Research. In fact, snoring alone may even be more...

The Most Serious Sleep Apnea Consequences

by Christian Goodman | Mar 29, 2018

You know the most obvious symptoms of sleep apnea such as snoring, waking up tired and feeling wasted all day. You’ve probably also heard that sleep apnea contributes to high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and many other serious diseases. But...

7 Things That Surprisingly Cause High Blood Pressure (and your doctor never told you)

by Christian Goodman | Mar 21, 2018

If you are suffering from high blood pressure, chances are your doctor has told you to stay away from the normal “causes” – salt, stress, and obesity. But there are some other causes that might be more to blame than simply being overweight or eating too much salt....