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This week’s edition of Our Health takes a look at sleep disorders, a trio of “leaplings” at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights and a senior health seminar hosted by St. Joseph Medical Center in the Heights. Tired of being tired? 1B · Area Health Inspections 2B • St. Joseph offering free breakfast event 3B
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Are you tired of being tired? Memorial Hermann Greater Heights For The Leader The National Sleep Foundation estimates that nearly 7 out of 10 Americans experience frequent sleep problems. Getting to sleep and staying asleep can lead to serious health and safety issues - including impaired memory and concentration, an increase in stress hormones and disruption of the body’s normal metabolism. Since the 1990s, the Memorial Hermann Sleep Disorders Center at Greater Heights, located on the fourth floor of Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital, has evaluated and treated patients with a wide range of sleep problems. Affiliated board-certified physicians who specialize in sleep disorders offer comprehensive care to both adults and children.
Sleep Affects Other Medical Conditions
“Sleep impacts your entire wellbeing because when you’re asleep your body is healing, learning is reinforced, and hormones affecting growth and appetite are released,” said Victoria Logan, a registered sleep technologist with Memorial Hermann, who has worked in sleep medicine for 20 years. Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder in which a person repeatedly stops breathing
for brief intervals while sleeping. When this occurs, oxygen levels dip to critically low levels, affecting other vital organs. “Undiagnosed sleep apnea increases the risk of hypertension, heart attacks, cardiac arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation, and congestive heart failure,” says José Melendez, M.D., a Memorial Hermann-affiliated physician who is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary, sleep and critical care medicine. “It also causes an increase in insulin resistance making diabetes more difficult to control.” In adults, the most common cause of obstructive sleep apnea – one of several sleep apneas – is excess weight and obesity. When falling asleep, the throat and tongue muscles relax, blocking the airway.
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In children, common causes of sleep apnea often include enlarged tonsils or adenoids and dental conditions such as a large overbite. While sleep deprivation makes adults lethargic, it makes children hyperactive. As a result, sometimes children with sleep disorders are misdiagnosed with ADHD. “Parents should look at their children’s sleep before considering ADHD medicaSee Sleep P. 2B
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Newborns across the Memorial Hermann Health System were welcomed on Feb. 29, Leap Day. Each “leapling” received a hooded bath towel, which is decorated with a leap frog, the unofficial symbol of Leap Year.
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Oscar Garcia was born at 12:36 p.m. at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital on Leap Day.
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Do you have high cholesterol? Well, then you’ve probably been told more than once to avoid or limit consumption of eggs and shellfish, among other foods, high in dietary cholesterol to reduce your cholesterol levels. For decades, this has been the recommendation by health professionals. The good news is that science has evolved, and the new 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans has removed placing a daily limit on dietary cholesterol consumption. Recent scientific research concludes that there is no or little relationship between the amount of dietary cholesterol and increased risk for heart disease. The focus has shifted towards the amount of saturated fat and trans fat in foods and the resulting detrimental impact to heart health. The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans concludes: “A few foods, notably egg yolks and some shellfish are higher in dietary cholesterol but not saturated fats,” The guidelines say. “Eggs and shellfish can be consumed along with a variety of other choices within and across the subgroup recommendations of the protein foods group.” This is great news! This little egg is affordable and a powerhouse of nutrition. An egg is only 70 calories, costs on average of 20 cents an egg, and contains 13 essential vitamins and nutrients! The quality of egg protein is the highest of any whole food product. Eggs are a good source of vitamin B2 and vitamin B12 and are one of the rare food sources that contains vitamin D. Egg yolks are also a good source of choline, which is important for brain function and heart health. Two phytochemicals, lutein and zeaxanthin, can also be found in eggs, both of which reduce the risk for cataracts and macular degeneration. Research also shows that high quality egg protein can reduce hunger and promote weight loss or weight maintenance. So go ahead and enjoy a healthy egg today!
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