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.
Central sleep apnea is a much less common type of sleep apnea that involves the central nervous system, occuring when the brain fails to signal the muscles that control breathing. People with central sleep apnea seldom snore. Complex sleep apnea is a combination of obstructive sleep apnea and central sleep apnea.