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Dr. Jennifer Caudle explained on NewsOne Now that many African-Americans don't realize how important sleep is and many of us take it for granted. According to Caudle, the average American should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Unfortunately, the majority of the American populace does not reach this mark.

Via: WomensHealthMag.com Sometimes those extra 10 minutes of sleep we get from hitting the snooze button in the morning are not enough. For years we have been told the adequate amount of sleep each person should get is 8 hours. Even if we are fortunate to get that amount of sleep, it may not be […]

VIA:  Health.Com By:   Robert Preidt SOURCE: American Thoracic Society, news release, April 8, 2010 After nine years, 193 participants had a stroke.  85  men and 108 women were affected.  In the women, only those that had the most severe cases of sleep apnea were at risk for stoke.  In the men researchers found that they […]