Am I Sleeping?

 There are no darker hours than those spent trying to sleep but not sleeping, a condition known to millions of Americans as insomnia. Symptoms such as struggling to get to sleep, stay asleep, sleep soundly, and feel rested plague an increasing number of U.S. adults (an estimated 30% of us). According to a National Sleep Foundation … Continue reading →

Ask the Expert: Using Technology to Monitor Physical Activity

Today I tapped into the techno-geek knowledge of my colleague, Amanda Zaleski, M.S., who wrote this guest post on the latest and greatest in physical activity monitors. Yesterday, as I stood there with my clipboard and heart rate monitor supervising a patient on the elliptical, I pondered how funny this scenario would look to a … Continue reading →