It is not at all surprising to us that a recent sleep study found that altering your bedtime habits can improve your sleep and fix minor sleeping problems.  Research performed by the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care found that small changes can make a big difference in the quality of your sleep. 
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A recent sleep study has found that both the quality and quantity of our sleep plays a key role in determining what we remember - and what we forget.
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According to this recent New York Times article on choosing the right sleep medication, thirty percent of Americans report experiencing sleeping problems (and forty percent of those individuals suffer from coexisting psychiatric disorders), ten percent show signs of daytime impairment associated with a lack of sleep, and twenty percent of serious car accidents are believed to result from driver drowsiness.
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Yahoo’s LiveScience recently posted an excellent article that debunks many of the common myths about sleep and sleep problems along with listing tips for good sleep hygiene, which includes things like developing a consistent sleep pattern, refraining from optional medication and other things that can prevent a good night’s sleep.
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As you are likely aware, sleeping pills (both prescription sleep aids and over-the-counter drugs) pose many risks, including the threat of long term dependency and other health issues that arise from the lack of proper sleep. In fact, the most recent edition of Consumer Reports magazine comes down pretty strongly on the side of non-medicated sleep.
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According to the upcoming September issue of Consumer Reports magazine, too many people are dependent on both prescription sleep medications and over the counter sleep aids. The magazine staff performed a nation wide survey and discovered that forty-four percent of Americans are problem sleepers. Sleep problems are defined as difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or consistently waking up too early. Furthermore, one in five Americans use prescription or over-the-counter drugs - and twenty-four percent became dependent on those sleep aids.
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Now your beloved iPhone or Blackberry can do one more thing that improves your sleep - your mobile phone help you solve your sleep problem (provided that can use it to listen to audio tracks). That is because you can download the Speed Sleep program and use your phone to listen to them wherever you happen to be.
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Many individuals have have sleeping problems or ever suffer from sleep disorders, however, many of them do not fully understand their condition. Furthermore, besides the fact that sleep deprivation takes an enormous toll on your creativity, productivity, and overall health, it is important to understand the various types of disorders, sleep issues, sleep aids, and more in order to find a solution to your sleep problem. Enter the Speed Sleep Sleep dictionary, or everything you need to know about sleep, from A to Z.
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Prescription sleep drugs like Ambien, Lunesta, Halcion, and Sonata are classified as hypnotic sedatives, and they are the class of drugs most commonly prescribed to sufferers of various sleep disorders - and they can definitely alleviate a sleeping problem, at least at first. However, using these drugs on a regular basis poses some serious health risks, including long-term dependency and an increased possibility of sleep walking (and therefore related problems like falls and injuries sustained while sleep walking).
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Everyone knows that they function better when they’ve gotten a good night’s sleep the day before; moreover, regular high quality sleep can have an incredible positive effect on your overall health. On the other hand, individuals who experience sleep disorders are more likely to suffer from various health issues because of their sleep problems. Here are fifteen reasons to make proper sleep a priority in your life:

1. Reduced Stress - When you are sleep deprived, your body goes into a state of high alert - meaning that your blood pressure rises and production of stress hormones like cortisol increases. Not only does high blood pressure put you at risk for a host of health problems, more stress hormones actually make it more difficult for you to fall asleep when the time comes. Furthermore, regular sleep makes it easier to cope with life’s stressful situations.
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