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Reader's Digest — The type of insomnia that causes you to wake through the night or in the early morning hours can be caused by both external and internal factors, explains Dr. Yan-Go, a neurologist and psychiatrist, as well as the medical director of the UCLA ...More…
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Improve Your Life with Online Therapy
Reader's Digest — By Elena Rover From Reader's Digest Just when economic insecurity leaves you anxious, depressed, or sleepless, you may feel unable to spend money on therapy that could help. Fortunately, new research points the way to inexpensive, effective ...More…
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Reader's Digest — From Sleep to Be Sexy Smart and Slim, by Ellen Michaud with Julie Bain From Sleep to Be Sexy Smart and Slim Image 1 of 10 Carbohydrate foods that break down quickly during digestion have higher glycemic rankings. These foods may help you fall ...More…
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Artificial Light: Spotlight on a Hidden Cancer Risk
Reader's Digest — Night falls, so you flick on your lights. But a shocking theory has been gaining support in the past few years: that artificial light at night may contribute to breast and prostate cancers, perhaps because it turns down production of the hormone ...More…
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Stay Connected with Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest — Connect with the Reader's Digest community on Facebook. Share our most talked about stories, enter contests, read our blogs and download our latest widgets. Plus, find our most popular photos and videos or upload your own. Connect with the ...More…
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The Sleeptracker Watch: Does it Work?
Reader's Digest — Set the alarm for a window of time (say, between 6:30 and 7 a.m.). The watch tracks your sleep stages (between deep and non-deep) and rouses you within your time window during a less-deep period of sleep, leaving you more refreshed. My eyes ...More…
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The Manager Who Couldn't Write
Reader's Digest — What launched Amy Tan's career was not a big break, but a kick in the butt. Before the million-copy sales of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife and The Hundred Secret Senses, Amy Tan was a writer. A business writer. She and a partner ran a ...More…
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What Causes Stress?
Reader's Digest — From Looking After Your Body Regardless of the cause, stress sets in motion certain automatic changes in the body that are designed to give it a quick burst of energy. The pattern of changes has been called the "fight-or-flight" response because ...More…
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Middle-of-the-Night Waking
Reader's Digest — When you gradually fall asleep (rather than crashing into bed), noises, light and other disturbances won't wake you as easily. Dim the lights an hour before bed and use a HEPA filter to improve air quality. Blue-blocking light bulbs encourage ...More…
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How to Deal With Insomnia
Reader's Digest — Try behavior changes and proper use of medication. At night, keep away from bright light. In the a.m., open the shades and go out for a walk, to tell your brain, "This is the start of the day." You can try OTC sleep aids, but if you suffer for . ...More…
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Menopause and Sleep Problems
Reader's Digest — When Frisca Yan-Go wakes up beside her husband at 3:00 A.M. in their Los Angeles bedroom, her efficient mind is likely to begin popping with creative approaches that will meet the challenges she left sitting on her desk back at the UCLA Medical ...More…
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Sleep and Aging
Reader's Digest — Watching your elderly mother nod off in front of the television may bring soft smiles of affection from your family-"Awwww, there goes Grandma again!" But if they saw your mother up and pacing the floor at 4:00 A.M., they might not think her ...More…