Quick Tips

Personally, I still think that they should make multivitamins with cocoa!  Either way, don’t forget to take your vitamins! https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/962772 Pauline Anderson November 11, 2021 Taking a daily multivitamin for 3 years is associated with a 60% slowing of cognitive aging, with the effects especially pronounced in patients with cardiovascular (CVD) disease, new research suggests. In addition to […]

Myofunctional therapy is an exercise-based therapy designed to target any weaknesses and dysfunction in the muscles that surround the mouth, the airway, and the tongue.  It’s like physical therapy, but only for the muscles of the mouth, tongue, and face. The exercises are designed to specifically reeducate and train your muscles for proper breathing, speaking, […]

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can be a severe sleep disorder if your breathing stops and restarts more than 30 times an hour while you sleep. Untreated sleep apnea can have serious long-term effects on your health, such as: heart disease high blood pressure stroke depression diabetes There are secondary effects as well, such as automobile […]

Courtesy of our friends at the American Sleep Apnea Association:  The symptoms of both obstructive and central sleep apnea overlap, making it difficult to determine which type you have. The most common signs and symptoms of obstructive and central sleep apneas include: Loud snoring Episodes in which you stop breathing during sleep — which would […]

A big thank you to Dr. Maguire and the TMJ and Sleep Centre of Cleveland.  I liked your graphic so much, I had to share it on my blog! Do you identify as a mouth breather? Breathing through your mouth can lead to a variety of risks including: – Stress and anxiety – Recurring sinus […]

QUICK TIP: NO SCREENS The blue light given off by the LCD screens that are ubiquitous and ever-present in our lives, whether they be on a computer, a television, or a phone, is highly detrimental to our sleep. It confuses our internal body clock into thinking its daytime and we should be awake, thus disrupting […]

Follow these tips to establish healthy sleep habits: • Keep a consistent sleep schedule. Get up at the same time every day, even on weekends or during vacations. • Set a bedtime that is early enough for you to get at least 7-8 hours of sleep. • Don’t go to bed unless you are sleepy. […]