Ventura Spine & Nerve Center July 2019

3 Free Apps to Help You Catch Those Z ’ s INSOMNIACS UNITE

afterward. The inability to stay asleep throughout the night can stem from a multitude of factors, but snoring tends to be the most common. The Snore Report app records through the night to detect any snoring sounds and then provides the user with an overview of the previous night’s recording, including an index to determine snore intensity. Using this app might not help you fall asleep faster, but it could offer helpful information about why you aren’t able to stay asleep. Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock Instead of setting an alarm to jolt you out of sleep at a specific time, choose a window of time to wake up with the Sleep Cycle Alarm Clock. The app will sense your sleep movements and ring an alarm when you’re in the lightest stage of sleep. This way, you’ll wake at the optimal time, feeling refreshed rather than groggy.

Everyone with a smartphone has heard time and time again that looking at your phone before bed is a bad idea. According to the

National Sleep Foundation, “The use of electronic devices in the bedroom further disrupts the natural pattern of the sleep-wake cycle” primarily because of the blue light emitted from the screen. While most scientific data pertaining to sleep recommends you place your phone in another room overnight, those who toss and turn regardless of phone location might benefit from using technology rather than tucking it away. Here are three FREE sleep apps that might help you get to dreamland faster.

binaural beats, and an embedded algorithm generates a slightly different track each time you use it. Snore Report Many troubled sleepers who are able to fall asleep are jolted awake shortly

Pzizz While there are many apps that claim to help people fall asleep quicker, very few are programmed to prevent sleepers from growing bored of the same monotonous soundtracks. Pzizz combines music, sound effects, and

I Can Enjoy Retirement Like I Planned What Our Patients Say

Dr. Alff’s clinic and went to talk to him. I have read how electrical currents can ‘wake up the damaged nerves and help the nerve healing process’ and how successful it can be. The tests he performed on me showed me just how out-of-balance my body chemistry was, and I began treatment with him. “I’m at the halfway point in my treatment program, and the results are so amazing that my balance has improved and resulted in muscle memory recovery. The neuropathy has all but subsided entirely! I am sleeping and walking better, and doing yoga is a joy. I would like to thank Dr. Alff and the staff for their compassion and understanding of my situation and their willingness to work with me.

“This is a thank-you letter for all that you and your warm, caring staff have shown me throughout my coming to terms with Type 2 diabetes and neuropathy symptoms. “Not being able to participate in family functions was frustrating and belittling, and not being able to climb bleachers to watch my grandson’s basketball games was weighing on me. Pain was wearing me down emotionally. “I researched treatments and found that my current health provider, Kaiser Permanente, did not offer any treatment whatsoever for my neuropathy, so I was forced to go looking for an alternative treatment. After much reading on the internet and Facebook, I discovered

“Though once a skeptic, I am a skeptic no more! I’m going with my wife to Utah to walk, hike, and fish from streams once I’ve completed the neuropathy program. At 64, I can enjoy my retirement like I planned.”

- Alec, Camarillo

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