How Being Overweight Causes Sleep Apnea
By Christian Goodman | June 5, 2008
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Sleep Apnea is a medical condition characterized by interrupted breathing patterns during sleep. A sufferer of sleep apnea, who most likely snores very loudly, may stop breathing for 10-20 seconds while asleep, then resumes breathing with a gasp, choke, or loud snort.
The frequency can be from five to thirty times an hour, and this can be life threatening because of the decreasing amount of oxygen in the blood.
Sleep apnea affects one in about every 25 adults, but 90% of all sleep apnea cases aren’t reported.
Most sufferers do not wake up during these episodes of non-breathing, and are not aware of the medical condition, hence it is not being reported.
It’s often the sufferer’s bed partner or roommate who initially notices the symptoms.
Obesity is known to cause sleep apnea due to the additional fat around the neck that pushes against the airways. What is unknown is that sleep apnea in turn causes obesity. This happens because when the amount of oxygen in the blood decreases, it causes the body to store more fat to replace the decreased energy reserves.
The vicious cycle will continue unless it is treated.
You may be suffering from sleep apnea if you have these symptoms - overweight, sore/dry throats and headaches in the morning, and feeling of tiredness during the day.
Most doctors claim that even a 10% reduction in weight will prevent sleep apnea and help you sleep better. Losing weight may be a helpful advice, but it is easier said than done.
With my Snoring Program, you don’t need to do that.
No harsh exercises are used in my Snoring Program. Hundreds of people who used my program have been satisfied with it. It has cured their sleep apnea and has given them a good night’s sleep.
By religiously doing the steps in my Snoring Program, you will condition your body to avoid going into “panic mode” during sleep, and the increased energy that you will get from sleep will in turn make it easy for you to maintain a healthy body weight. Two birds with one stone.
But hitting three birds with one stone is even better, right?
For sleep apnea sufferers, they can also use my new Weight Loss Program to solve the underlying causes of this condition, as well as other problems caused by being overweight.
The exercises in my new Weight Loss Program aren’t even workout exercises - in fact, you’ve probably never heard of exercises like these before.
Check out my Snoring Program and Weight Loss Program to help you finally cure your sleep apnea and have a better life.
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