Early Menopause, Hot Flashes, Menopause, Premature Menopause, Sleep
A new study presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in New Orleans gave a new tool for women in menopause looking for an alternative treatment for hot flashes – hypnosis. A five-session program reduced both the frequency and the...
Early Menopause, General Health, Menopause, Sleep
This new study shouldn’t really come as a surprise. Most of my menopause patients complain of poor sleep. But the problem in aging isn’t falling asleep; it’s staying asleep. A study done at Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that people ages...
Menopause, Premature Menopause, Sleep
Millions of Americans are struggling with too little sleep. Here are 7 quick tips you can do to catch a few more zzzz’s. Speak in quite tones and encourage others to do the same after bedtime Set all pagers and cell phones to vibrate Close all doors to...
General Health, Health Song, Music and Medicine, Music Composer, Sleep
It’s daylight savings and sleep can be a real issue for many people. Learn how stress and sleep are connected. To help with the problem, I created a music video to help people relax. I was really excited that my post was the featured blog today on the Huffington...
General Health, Narcolepsy, Sleep
A new article in the NY Times by Tara Parker Pope suggests doctors don’t diagnose narcolepsy. Narcolepsy is a nervous system disorder, not caused by mental illness or anxiety. It may be due to reduced amounts of a protein made in the brain called hypocretin. It...
Menopause, Narcolepsy, Sleep, Stress
If you feel you’re having a “sleep attack,” it could be narcolepsy. It isn’t caused by anxiety or a mental illness; it’s a nervous system disorder that happens to 1 in 3,000 Americans. Narcolepsy is caused by lower brain levels of a...
