Better sleeping links of the week is back, yet it seems like we just did last week’s link round-up yesterday… oh well.  We know that all of you are anxious to dive into this week’s discoveries, so liets get started.
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The beautiful month of May is fast approaching.  Baseball has finally kicked off and is coming out strong, the NHL is sadly finishing up with the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs finishing up, and oh yea, football is in the news too.  It’s only late April and football is hitting the newswire, but not in a sports related kind of way, more of a sleeping problem kind of vibe to be quite honest. 
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The saying: “It takes two to make a thing go right”, certainly does not apply to combining sleep with alcohol.  The act of sleeping is still generally considered to be unknown to the scientific world.  Research has discovered that the deprivation of sleep has negative effects on the human body, but it is still scientifically unclear why sleep is considered beneficial to humans. 
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Every week Speed Sleep compiles articles and news related topics that showcase sleeping problems and the dangers that are linked to them.  The reason behind our “links fo the week” idea, is to give our readers material to brush up on during the weekend.  Check out these for example:
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Putting in long hours at your office desk can have a negative affect on sleep.  Working hard is never a bad thing, especially in this economy, but studies have shown that long periods of sitting can actually increase your chances of developing a sleep disorder.
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We have obviously written before about how sleep apnea and other sleep disorders can cause problems with your daytime functionality. But according to a new sleep study from the journal, SLEEP, men may be more affected by a short sleep duration than by interrupted sleep caused by sleep apnea.
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Obesity in itself is a problem. Now, a study included in the February issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine has tied the subjects of obesity and problematic sleeping to serious health tribulations.
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The human brain is central command for the body.  It controls breathing, movements, senses and a billion other actions that are needed to keep the body functioning.  There are, however, obstacles that can side track the brains functions and can result in life threatening injury or even worse, death.  
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Sleep Apnea can be a serious sleeping problem if not treated properly. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep and can go undetected for years. 
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Hospitals, universities, and private research teams perform a variety of sleep studies every year, and their purpose ranges from relatively benign (but unpleasant) problems such as excessive snoring to life-threatening sleep disorders like sleep apnea. 
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