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While oversleeping may feel restful, it could be harming your health and wellbeing! Here’s what’s causing your oversleeping – and how to combat it. You can achieve quality sleep, and wake up feeling refreshed and energised!

While high cholesterol and smoking are known stroke risks, factors like air pollution, sleep disorders, and oral health also play a role. This article uncovers these hidden stroke triggers and offers lifestyle tips to help you stay protected, from improving sleep hygiene to maintaining dental care.

A sleep study records brain waves, breathing, heart rate and more to reveal the intricate details of your nightly rest. This comprehensive testing helps doctors diagnose conditions like apnoea or insomnia, and develop personalised treatment plans for better quality sleep.

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is the most common type of sleep apnoea, characterised by repeated pauses in breathing during sleep due to airway blockage. Untreated OSA can seriously impact health long-term, raising risks of issues like cardiovascular disease, diabetes and strokes.

Research shows that sleep hygiene practices like keeping a dark, quiet bedroom and avoiding electronics before bed can improve sleep quality. Following basic sleep hygiene strategies helps establish a calm setting for unwinding each night.

Discover how relaxing words during sleep slow heart rate, deepening sleep quality and highlighting the brain-heart connection. Groundbreaking research insights.

A recent study shows that delaying sleep by just 90 minutes each night damages blood vessels, contributing to the development of cardiovascular diseases. A study conducted in the University of Columbia recently showed that mild sleep restriction among female individuals causes an increase in oxidative stress in blood vessels. It is the first direct evidence linking mild, chronic sleep deficits to causing heart disease.

Mood disorders, such as bipolar disorder, are generally underreported due to the stigma behind mental health conditions. This leads to delayed access to treatment options and greater awareness is needed. Medical Channel Asia invites Dr Tay Kai Hong, Psychiatrist and Medical Director at Private Space Medical to explain this condition in greater detail.

Although you might think that getting eight hours of sleep is enough, research shows that sleep quality matters more.

Explore six fascinating sleep habits across countries in Asia from a medical perspective in honor of World Sleep Day.