Posts by Andrew Molesworth
The Future of Sleep Medicine

The practice of sleep medicine has been integrating more virtual care for the past few years. The pandemic has only increased the velocity of this change. BetterNight helps sleep physicians, physicians in other specialties, and dentists expand their practices, improve patient outcomes, and integrate virtual care.

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Sleep, Mental Health and COVID-19

Along with a healthy diet and exercise, consistent restful sleep is considered the third pillar of good health. The link between sleep deprivation and various chronic physical illnesses, including heart disease, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cancer, has been well-researched and documented.

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What Happens While You Are Sleeping?

You spend about one-third of your life asleep, but what does this really mean? Most of us are clueless about what happens during shut-eye, but it’s not the passive, do-nothing state you might imagine it to be. Sleep is a highly complex biological process that is necessary for your survival.

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How Much Sleep Debt Have You Accrued?

The exact amount of sleep each person needs can vary slightly depending on age, but generally speaking, your body needs 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night. During that time, your body takes care of numerous important tasks, from repairing cells to consolidating memories and new information in your brain.

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Sleep Apnea and Depression

The word “apnea” means the absence of breathing. Sleep apnea refers to a potentially serious medical condition that causes patients to temporarily stop breathing while they are sleeping. The repetitive occurrence of oxygen deprivation creates different kinds of alarms throughout your body, interrupting normal processes for your brain, heart, lungs, hormones, and other key systems.

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Sleep, Memory and Learning

Sleep might look like a passive activity on the surface, but your body and mind are actually hard at work when you hit the sack. Sleeping plays an important role in your memory and learning processes. When you learn how to do something new, memory, and sleep processes work together to internalize that new knowledge.

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