According to a new study from Taiwan, supplementing with a Rhodiola crenulata extract prior to takeoff could help pilots maintain blood oxygen levels and combat cognitive impairment at high altitudes. Rhodiola is a genus of perennial plants that grow in high-altitude...
Sleep disorders are on the rise. Research published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine found that an estimated 13.6 million U.S. adults suffer from at least one sleep disorder. This doesn’t include the tens of millions that suffer from an occasional sleep...
Your mother was right when she said consuming too much sugar would rot your teeth; however, according to new research, tooth decay belongs down near the bottom of the list of sugar dangers. The new study examined 83 health outcomes related to sugar consumption and...
It’s easy to see why the practice of simply popping a pill to fall asleep faster is a growing trend. Life is stressful and full of daily challenges. Who would want to deal with another issue—like not falling asleep easily? A sleep prescription is a quick...
In 2020 the Zurich-based insurance company Swiss Re—the largest insurer in the world based on policies issued—posited the question, “Is sleep the new blood pressure?” Insurance companies must know leading risk factors if they’re going to...
Prior to the Covid pandemic the American Sleep Association estimated 50 million Americans—more than one in seven—suffered from a sleep disorder. During the pandemic this number skyrocketed to an estimated 60 to 70 million Americans. Now, as if the...
