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Does sleep evade you on some nights?

One out of three people experiences sleep issues at least on occasion

By Julie Garden-Robinson June 9, 2017

I opened the hotel room door and glanced around the room. I rolled my suitcase in and parked it by the window. Then I took some things out of the suitcase to bring to the bathroom. On the way, I noticed an empty water bottle lying on the floor. Oh, the maid missed it, I

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Sleep deprivation can affect health

Prairie Fare: Chicken and Biscuits Pot Pie

By Julie Garden-Robinson January 22, 2016

Mom, your feet shook!” my 12-year-old daughter said with a laugh. “What was that, anyway?” I asked groggily with wide-open eyes. She had dropped a heavy book on the wood floor near me to awaken me. The loud thump certainly worked. I’m lucky my family didn’t need a defibrillator because I nearly had a heart

Falling asleep at the wheel can be deadly.

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Drivers beware of driving while tired, say safety officials

Driving while overtired is the equivalent of driving drunk, sleep experts say

By Lorraine Stevenson November 25, 2015

You are… getting sleepier. The road is long and even longer when drivers start to nod off. Driving drowsy also makes it a far-riskier trip. Each year there are about 100,000 accidents across North America that are linked to driver fatigue, according to the National Sleep Association. They happen because driving when you’re overtired is

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Time for a change: If you’re thinking of redoing a bedroom, it’s one of the easier areas to update

By Connie Oliver April 18, 2013

I’ve been mulling over doing a bedroom makeover lately, as it’s been a few years since it’s been decorated. If you’re getting bored with the look of a room, it’s probably been far too long since it’s been redone. Luckily, bedrooms can be a fairly easy room to update. You can do a quick change

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Sleepless in Manitoba? Expert offers tips for spending quality time in slumberland

By Lorraine Stevenson January 30, 2013

Sleep specialist says there are diagnostic methods and treatments for those with sleep disorders,  and simple lifestyle changes that can help the rest of us

This was a speech that put no one to sleep. But with any luck, it will later. “Sleepless in Manitoba — staying awake on the job” was the title of a presentation given by Dr. Carlyle Smith, a psychology professor and director of Trent University’s sleep research laboratories at last week’s Ag Days. A restless

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Sleepless in Manitoba? Winter workshops can help

By Lorraine Stevenson January 4, 2013

Humans aren’t like a bear who simply sleeps through the darkest hours of winter. But chronic lack of sleep can make us as irritable as one. Statistics Canada says about 3.3 million Canadians over age 15 have some sort of sleep disorder that is affecting our physical or mental health. Stress can ruin sleep. And

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Learn To Fall Asleep — In Class Or At Your Computer

By Lorraine Stevenson February 24, 2011

Rural Manitobans who suffer from insomnia, yet live too far from anywhere to get help can now sign up for treatment for the condition. The department of clinical health psychology at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg is looking for rural Manitobans to sign up for an insomnia treatment program now offered online and via

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Don’t Shortchange Yourself On Sleep

By Julie Garden-Robinson February 10, 2011

As I lay wide awake in bed one night, watching my digital clock flip from one number to the next, I recalled the advice of sleep experts: if you do not fall asleep in about 20 minutes, get up and do something relaxing, such as reading. I didn’t feel like reading. I was thinking about

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New documentary “Sleepless in Saskatchewan” underscores the benefits of quality sleep for improving safety and health on the farm

By Lorraine Stevenson April 15, 2010

– Source: “Sleepless in Saskatchewan” – Making Sleep Work For You!” GET CAUGHT NAPPING! Daytime sleepiness usually occurs between 1 p. m. and 4 p. m. Instead of getting caught napping we compensate with caffeine or ignore it. Caffeine is a poor substitute for sleep. Research at the Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic indicates that a

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Adequate Sleep Important For Health

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 19, 2009

Diet and exercise often are touted as ways to maintain or improve our health. Sometimes, however, people don’t give adequate sleep its due attention. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), adults need seven to nine hours of sleep per day. Adolescents need 8.5 to nine hours of sleep. Children ages five

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Does sleep evade you on some nights?

Sleep deprivation can affect health

Drivers beware of driving while tired, say safety officials

Time for a change: If you’re thinking of redoing a bedroom, it’s one of the easier areas to update

Sleepless in Manitoba? Expert offers tips for spending quality time in slumberland

Sleepless in Manitoba? Winter workshops can help

Learn To Fall Asleep — In Class Or At Your Computer

Don’t Shortchange Yourself On Sleep

New documentary “Sleepless in Saskatchewan” underscores the benefits of quality sleep for improving safety and health on the farm

Adequate Sleep Important For Health

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