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Edward Creagan, M.D.
"The magic of the electronic village is transforming health information. The mouse and keyboard have extended the stethoscope to the 500 million people now online." — Dr. Edward Creagan
The power of the medium inspires Dr. Edward Creagan as he searches for ways to share Mayo Clinic's vast resources with the general public.
Dr. Creagan, a Newark, N.J., native, is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hospice medicine and palliative care. He has been with Mayo Clinic since 1973 and in 1999 was president of the staff of Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Creagan, a professor of medical oncology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, was honored in 1995 with the John and Roma Rouse Professor of Humanism in Medicine Award and in 1992 with the Distinguished Mayo Clinician Award, Mayo's highest recognition. He has been recognized with the American Cancer Society Professorship of Clinical Oncology.
He describes his areas of special interest as "wellness as a bio-psycho-social-spiritual-financial model" and fitness, mind-body connection, aging and burnout.
Dr. Creagan has been an associate medical editor with Mayo Clinic's health information websites and has edited publications and CD-ROMs and reviewed articles.
"We the team of (the website) provide reliable, easy-to-understand health and wellness information so that each of us can have productive, meaningful lives," he says.
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Dec. 21, 2011
Under stress? Hit the sack
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
When you're under stress, it's easy to let healthy habits slide. But getting a good night's sleep is especially important when the pressure's on.
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If the stress in your life is more than you can cope with, get help right away.
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Try these tips for getting a better night's sleep:
- Stick to your routine. You may be tempted to stay up late and sleep in on the weekends and holidays. But too much variation in your sleep cycle can make it difficult to get back on track when it's time to return to your regular routine.
- Get some exercise. Physical activity is crucial for a good night's sleep. Just don't work-out too close to bedtime.
- Enjoy moderation. Indulging in a heavy meal and alcohol just before bedtime almost guarantees interrupted sleep. Too many drinks just before bedtime can also mean nighttime trips to the bathroom.
- Make time to unwind. If you're frazzled and hassled all day, it's not reasonable to think that within a few minutes of hitting the sack you'll fall asleep. Give yourself 30 minutes or so to wind down.
- Clear the room. When you're stressed out and distracted, it's hard to fall asleep. So turn off the cell phone and the laptop at least an hour before bedtime.
- Cat nap if you must nap. If you have the overwhelming need to nap, keep it to no more than 20 minutes.
If these measures don't help or you have health problems that affect your ability to get a restful night's sleep, ask your doctor for assistance.
7 comments posted
November 14, 2012 5:03 a.m.
my 17 year old boy has dificulty in sleeping
- roshanak
January 15, 2012 3:23 p.m.
In reference to caring for someone with Alzheimer's Disease, specifically, Donna, I have a glimpse of what the stressors might be for your life as my mother has Alzheimer's disease, and my uncle did also. Perhaps www.alz.org, the site for the Alzheimer's Association may have some resources that would be helpful to you if you have not already found them. There is a Caregiver stress questionnaire on their site and they have a 24/7 phone help line plus many other resources on their web site. Ultimately my mother and uncle have required 24 hour care at a nursing home facility in order to provide for their safety and to preserve the health of the various family members involved in their care, it was one of the most difficult decisions my aunt and my sister and I have faced. Each situation is individual and I don't know what your solution will be for yours. I hope the Alz.org web site may offer help and hope, and a beginning to find the support that you need.
- anna marie
January 12, 2012 9:23 p.m.
My husband has Alzheimer's Disease. I am the 24/7 caregiver. He wakes me up q2hrs. at night, during the day I can't leave the room he is in without him calling out to me for attention or help with something or other. There is no rest for me, no time for meditation, no time for a bubble bath, no time to think, plan, or organize my days. I just react to his needs and am loosing my health, well-being and sense of self. I have help 4 hours twice a week so I can get out of the house but that has not been enough to maintain my balance. Now what?
- Donna
December 30, 2011 11:11 a.m.
We know that. You can read the articles Masters School of Wu Chan Zhong Qigong http://dzendo.org
- Qigong
December 28, 2011 10:23 a.m.
Meditation and exercise are other ways to help with our need for rest even if they don't involve sleeping! And you, and those around you, also need to accept the idea that there are times when you simply need to allow yourself (or others) to have more sleep. The need for sleep does not necessarily remain the same from day to day or year to year.
- Susan
December 27, 2011 8:53 p.m.
And also... First, I became involved in the system Wu Chan Zhong Qigong, to restore health and peace of mind. But now I'm interested to go on to work on is: I read once in a book that if a person's health and peace of more freedom, then he is a slave. Freedom - what is it? And from what this freedom? I think that's really free is the man who became his own master, who was freed from the unconscious and the orders of his own psyche. Meditation leads to a sort of freedom. http://dzendo.org
- Qigong
December 27, 2011 8:51 p.m.
Meditation = observation, attention, and function of consciousness. If we activate the consciousness through the use of the surveillance (meditation), the "observing consciousness" gradually occupy a dominant place in our psyche, and the "thinking mind" relegated to a secondary place ... In this lies the secret of the ancient techniques of self-development and liberation of the unconscious of our own minds. To develop mindfulness as a function of consciousness, only a little to sit and meditate. We need to use a huge arsenal of tools for mental and physical arousal and activation of Consciousness. For example, meditation, standing in an awkward position does not allow us to sleep, constant irritation all the time leads our attention to the body, prevents lost in thought ... So in meditation posture while standing very popular in yoga and qigong. And after such an exercise is very useful to remove unnecessary stress and meditate in a more comfortable position. For example, you can sit and watch your breath. Meditation - very real magic. But to succeed, it is recommended to engage in a complex, ancient, powerful, wise system. In my opinion, for the European mind, a very suitable system Wu Chan Zhong Qigong. Especially, I like this system, that there is no guru, a system for the sober, intelligent, independent people.
- Qigong
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