CSS on CityTV Breakfast Televison

Thank you to the crew of CityTV for a wonderful segment on Sleep and Sleep Apnea.  A most special thanks to Dr. Alan Hoffman for taking the time away from his busy schedule to help us continue our efforts to educate our community about the different sleep disorders that people may suffer from.  I hope [...]

Simple Activities Count! (weight loss for OSA continued)

Did you know one of the biggest differences I have made that contributed to my weight loss has been based on simple activities that I do from day-to day.  Sure the trips to the gym are important but activities such as using the stairs, walking to places that are only a short distance away, and [...]

125 Reasons to Lose Weight

Well I’m sure that I can list 125 reasons why losing weight would be beneficial to all of us but I was inspired once again by another patient “BB” who lost 125 pounds and improved her Obstructive Sleep Apnea significantly.   Her OSA has improved so much that there are no more traces of drop [...]

Technology to the Rescue… But it’s not a CPAP machine!

One the most interesting revelations throughout these past few weeks is how much the simple things around me has helped me cope with the challenges of this endeavor.  For anyone who has tried to lose weight, you know it isn’t easy.  Most of all it isn’t easy to stay motivated.  Just as in my previous [...]

Holiday Pounds!

I was almost certain that starting this program before the holidays would give me ample time to set up a regimen that I could continue even with all the temptations that accompany the festivities of season.  Let’s just say I didn’t do too well.  Before our offices closed for the holidays on December 23rd, I [...]

Weight Loss… 2 Weeks Later

I typically wake up at around 6 am go about a very busy works schedule that is most often comprised of a 12 to 14 hour day before I get some time to unwind with my family later into the evening.  I guess I always used this as my primary excuse for not living a [...]

Improve your Obstructive Sleep Apnea through…. Weight Loss!

“I had an epiphany”… these were the inspiring words that brought me to start this blog. I woke up one day and said to myself that I’m tired of doing this; “this” being the fact that for the past 9 years I’ve been managing my severe obstructive sleep apnea with CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) [...]

Sleep Deprivation and Weight Gain

 (Reuters Health) – Failure to get a full night’s sleep can lead to weight gain or compromise the beneficial effects of a reduced calorie diet on total body fat, according to presentations at SLEEP 2009, the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, underway this week in Seattle. “Reduced sleep duration has become a [...]

Air Pollution Tied to Breathing in Sleep

HealthDay By Randy Dotinga WEDNESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) — A new study has found a link between air pollution and breathing-related disruptions during sleep. Conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham & Women’s Hospital, the authors say this the first attempt to document a link between exposure to pollution and sleep-disordered [...]

Middle-Aged Men: Could Dwindling Testosterone Levels Decrease Sleep?

ScienceDaily (May 16, 2010) — At 30 years old, male testosterone levels drop by one to two percent annually. By age 40, men’s quality of sleep begins to diminish. Could there be a link between decreased testosterone and reduced sleep? Absolutely according to Zoran Sekerovic, a graduate student from the University of Montreal Department of [...]

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