Sleep is a period of rest during which the sleeper loses awareness of his or her surroundings. When a person falls asleep, all activity decreases and the muscles relax. The heartbeat and breathing rate slow down. The person slowly becomes less aware of what may be happening all around. The two major stages of sleep are the non-rapid eye movement (NREM) or resting stage and the rapid eye movement (REM) or non-resting stage. The REM stage is al
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July 20 2008
How Can Someone Tell if They Have a Sleep Disorder
July 20th, 2008
admin Millions of people worldwide suffer from some kind of sleeping disorder. What is troubling though is that many of them either do not know or refuse to admit it because they see their sleeping patterns as being normal.
With our busy lives and somewhat distorted priorities sometimes, getting a good night of rest often takes a back seat to work, school or other responsibilities. But what people do not always see is that not gettin



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