Autism: How To Recognise The Symptoms
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterised by ‘persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts…
Mental Health
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): Treatment
OSA is the most common type of sleep apnea. Around 15-20% of adults experience OSA and it is associated with being overweight, older age groups, smokers, rhinitis, pharyngeal reflux and in males.
Sleep Apnea: Home Exercises
In addition to wearing a CPAP mask for sleep apnea, you can also strengthen the muscles around the airways by doing mouth exercises.
Sleep Apnea: Tests & Investigations
If you have trouble sleeping, snore or suspect that you have sleep apnea, you can do the following 2 simple steps: 1) Take a SLEEP APNEA QUIZ to see if…
Sleep: How To Get A Good Night’s Sleep
Getting a good night’s sleep requires more than just going to bed on time. Try the following sleep tips to give yourself the best chance of getting consistent, quality sleep each night.
Sleep Disorders
The normal sleep cycle consists 4 stages of non-REM sleep cycles and 1 cycle of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep throughout the night.
HEALTHY AGEING: HAVE A PURPOSE, DREAM AND GOAL IN LIFE
When we discuss ageing issues the first thing that comes to our mind are the physical issues. However we humans actually should look at ageing from the…
SURVIVING CHILDHOOD TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES
Growing up, we experience many new, unexpected encounters – and many of those encourage new behaviours to form which we then can classify them into…
WHAT IS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)?
PTSD is a condition that develops in some people after experiencing an event which is dangerous or life-threatening. Feeling scared is a natural response…
FIVE POSITIVE WAYS TO MANAGE STRESS
You can’t avoid stress in your daily life but you can manage it. Don’t ignore stress as stress can lead to major health problems and it affects your health mentally and physically.