women at risk!
Women Who Snore! A study published in the February 2000 issue of the Journal of American College of Cardiology found that women who snore regularly have almost twice the risk of heart attacks and strokes as women who don’t! Researchers at Brigham Women’s Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health tracked the health status […]
kids and SIDS
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is responsible for the death of nearly one out of every 1,000 babies between the ages of one week to 1 year in the United States. What makes this family tragedy worse is that SIDS is a “diagnosis of exclusion.” In other words, SIDS occurs when apparently healthy babies die […]
dreams of the blind
The following dream interview with “CQ” was generously submitted to Dream Doctor by Jan Janssens. Research on dreams of the blind is surprisingly scarce. Our thanks to Jan for sharing the results of his valuable work! Dreams of the Blind JJ: When you dream, actually, what’s going on? What do you see, feel, hear? […]
the tired 20’s
The news keeps rolling in about young adults and sleep—and none of it is good. The National Sleep Foundation’s 2000 Sleep in America poll shows that 42% of adults ages 18-29 suffer from chronic sleep deprivation. According to the poll, the sleep deprivation is so severe that it rivals the notoriously sleep-deprived lives of shift […]
sleep apnea & hypertension
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) today published the results of the largest study ever conducted designed to assess the impact of sleep apnea, a disorder estimated to affect up to 20 million Americans, on high blood pressure. Gathering data from 6,132 men and women age 40 and older, the study found that […]
Dream Doctor Books
Ask the Dream Doctor by Charles L. McPhee is available on Amazon.com. Learn the meaning of all your favorite dream symbols in this comprehensive 304-page bedside companion… Book Description: From Airplanes To Weddings… What Do Your Dream Symbols Really Mean? In this remarkable book, Dream Doctor Charles Lambert McPhee, founder of the celebrated website […]
resources & links
Some of our favorite books on sleep disorders… All I Want Is a Good Night’s Sleep Snoring from A to ZZzz: Proven Cures for the Night’s Worst Nuisance Phantom of the Night: Overcome Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Win Your Hidden Struggle to Breathe, Sleep, and Live No More Sleepless Nights Desperately Seeking Snoozin’: The Insomnia […]
better sleep news picks!
Important news articles and research findings about sleep as it relates to your health… Women at risk! Kids and SIDS Dreams of the blind The tired 20’s Sleep apnea & hypertension Keep checking back for the latest news about sleep!
wrestling with a water snake
Hi Janice— I am very sorry to learn of your brother’s passing. Turbulent dreams, especially dreams that involve water, are symbols of turbulent emotions in our lives. Because your dream occurred in water, and at the location of your brother’s suicide (drowning), we know his passing is the cause of this dream. Snakes in dreams […]
my boss
Hi Anonymous— Sex with a co-worker always is a strange experience in a dream, especially if are unable to identify any immediate, waking feelings of romantic attraction. Your dream does not involve sex, of course. It is a much more friendly gesture, but the feelings you experience in the dream have given you pause to […]
dream sleep
If we reflect upon our own dream experiences, we find that while dreaming, we always believe we are awake. We describe our dreams as, “I was walking down this long and winding road, then I came to a bridge, which stretched out over an ocean, and then I saw a rainbow,” or something like that. […]
consciousness during dream sleep
Recall your own experience with dreams. Generally you are involved in whatever is occurring in your dreams, and all the while you believe you are awake. You navigate the dreamscape with a familiar sense of self; you react and respond to situations much as you do in daily life. All of your familiar sensory abilities […]