Except for your morning wheat bran, no food is more fiber-rich than beans. And beans are especially high in cholesterol-lowering soluble fiber. Eating a cup of any type of beans a dayâparticularly kidney, navy, pinto, black, chickpea, or butter beansâcan lower cholesterol by as much as 10% in 6 weeks.
The most common type of sleep apneaâobstructive sleep apneaâoccurs when the airway is blocked, causing pauses in breathing and loud snoring. Since sleep apnea only occurs while youâre sleeping, you may only discover you have a problem when a bed partner or roommate complains about your snoring.
Snoring Symptoms and Signs. Snoring is a sound resulting from turbulent airflow that causes the tissues of the nose and throat to vibrate during sleep. The turbulent air flow is related to a narrowing at some point in the nose, mouth, or throat.