Does depression cause poor sleep? Does poor sleep cause depression? Depression and insomnia often go together. For years it was thought that insomnia was just a symptom of depression, and as long [...]
So what can you do to help manage insomnia? The first step is to look at whats going on. One of the best strategies for this is to complete a sleep diary for a week or two. The goal of a sleep [...]
What treatments do psychologists use in insomnia? Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) discuss the role psychologists have to play in managing insomnia. [...]
What’s the role of medication for insomnia? Although the best long term treatments for insomnia are non-drug strategies to change thinking and behaviour around sleep, there is a role for [...]
So you’ve got sleep apnea? Daunted by treatment options? What can you do? What impact does sleep apnea have on our overall health? Most people with sleep apnea are most concerned with the [...]
What are the options for treating sleep apnea? Dr David Cunnington discusses treatment options for obstructive sleep apnea, including CPAP, mandibular advancement splints (MAS), Provent, [...]
What’s the latest research on eating and sleep? There’s been a lot of research in the last few years on the interaction between eating and sleep. Dr David Cunnington and Kris Pierce [...]
There is such a plethora of information out there on what you should eat, what you shouldn’t eat. National standards for eating seem out dated yet other recommendations seem so extreme and [...]
One in 20 people with insomnia have compulsive eating during sleep. People with sleep apnea, gain on average 10kg in the year before they are diagnosed. Shift workers have an increased risk of [...]
Mindfulness programs have been shown to improve the overall quality of life, in both men and women. People with chronic disorders, such as fibromyalgia, chronic pain, mental health illnesses, [...]