How Heavy Snoring Causes Arterial Damage

by Christian Goodman | Jan 7, 2013 | 1 comment

The ravages of diabetes on blood vessels is well-documented. But now, researchers are finding that people who suffer from sleep apnea and chronic snoring are showing an almost identical severity of damage to arteries as what you’d find in people with diabetes....

Snoring May Cause Type 2 Diabetes in Healthy Individuals

by Jodi Knapp | Sep 26, 2012 | 1 comment

In a small study out of McGill University in Canada, healthy men with this one sleep disorder were found to have a significantly increased risk of developing type two diabetes, even when all other risk factors were controlled for. Read on and make your comment… In a...

Wearing Stockings Cures Snoring!

by Christian Goodman | Aug 6, 2012 | 9 comments

It is becoming more widely known that sleep apnea, snoring, and other sleep disorders are highly destructive for overall health, and the drug market is booming with the drive to ‘help’ people with their sleep problems. However, even using a non-drug solution, such as...

Snoring Rises Cancer Risk Five-fold

by Christian Goodman | Jun 14, 2012 | 8 comments

Snoring can erode more than a marriage, suggests a study reported in the British journal, the Telegraph. Researchers found that after adjusting for smoking, obesity, and other known cancer risk factors, that snoring puts people at almost 5 times greater risk of...

The Number Two Cause for Couples Fighting

by Christian Goodman | May 20, 2012 | 13 comments

Being a covers hog sparks a large percentage of the almost 200 arguments couples have per year about bedroom issues, coming in first as fight fodder. What’s number two? Snoring is the number two leading reason for bedroom fights between couples, according to a poll...

Snoring May Cause Spouse’s Weight Gain

by Christian Goodman | Apr 17, 2012 | 3 comments

Chronic sleep deprivation changes areas in the brain related to reward and pleasure. Scientists measured brain activity using MRI scans and compared the uptick in response in sleep-deprived participants to the normal levels in those that had plenty of sleep. The tired...