Not sleeping adequately is terrible. However, doing it on a long-term basis is much worse. There is a price to pay for those who neglect the proper amount of time that should be given to sleep. Illnesses and susceptibility to diseases are among the things that you should watch out if you are passing your nights with your eyes awake. …

Winter is here, and with it comes seasonal setbacks that can cause problems with sleep.  Can’t fall asleep? Or, is it that you wake up every hour and can’t get a restful night of sleep? Does this go on for days on end? Let’s say that you have given up caffeine, alcohol, and a high sugar intake, have darkened your …

When I entered medical practice in 1978, there was no such thing as a Sleep Disorder Clinic. Yet the past 38 years have changed all that with waiting lists of people making appointments for help at dozens of such clinics throughout the city. Staffed with well meaning doctors, these clinics have spawned a multi-billion dollar tranquilizer, anti-depressant, and hypnotic medications …