NON-PAINFUL DISEASES
If all this fails, give yourself credit for achieving health im-
provement and shift your focus to a different project. Under-
weight is not all bad either.
Sleep Problems........................................................
All big animals sleep, but some sleep by day instead of night.
When humans do this, that is, work the night shift, they don't feel
as well. Humans need about seven hours of sleep out of the
twenty-four. Younger ones sleep more; newborns sleep much
more. When we are deprived of sleep we are grouchy, think less
clearly next day and have less energy. In spite of lots of research
at “sleep labs” sleep problems are not understood, except for
sleep apnea. Breathing should be even. When breaths are missed
it is called apnea. It is especially disturbing when a baby shows
apnea.
Sleep Apnea..............................................................................
Since breathing is regulated by acid levels in the blood and
this is influenced by air quality, air toxins should be searched for
first. Cigarette smoke is an air toxin. Vanadium from a gas leak
is a very serious air toxin and can go unnoticed. Do your own
checking since gas companies give wrong answers four out of
five times. Ask a home construction company to check for gas
leaks or the Health Department. PVC from new carpeting may be
polluting the air. Arsenic from “treated” carpets and drapes and
furniture also pollutes. Asbestos from clothes and hair dryers
may be the toxin responsible. Perhaps even fiberglass,
formaldehyde, or freon.
Adults with sleep apnea show swollen throat tissues: not
necessarily pain. This makes the air passage smaller; long gasps