I didn't realize that links can't be posted in the forum, so here is a small summary of what I read:

I believe this is a new study that brings a very refreshing approach, that demonstrates how sleep disorder can be cause by....a virus!

The article discuss about the relation between chronic viruses and sleep disorder.
this new scientific discovery is based on a long research, and showing that high level of chronic viruses in the human body can cause chronic diseases and serious disorders.

The surprising part is that most of us have some level of chronic viruses in our system, even if we don't know that, but as long as the concentration is stable and low in our body, everything is good.

What are Chronic viruses?
Unlike the Influenza virus for example, that disappears when the disease is gone, chronic viruses such as EBV, CMV (=mono) and Herpes, stay hidden in our body for life time, even when the disease is gone.

So what does it have to do with our sleep issues?
The problem starts when the concentration of hidden viruses becomes unstable and increases ( different reasons such as stress, smoking, sun, etc) and when this happens, it dramatically increases the risk of developing serious infections and ailments, one of them is sleep disorder.

The article brings some info. about sleep pills and drugs versus natural supplements, pointing about the unwanted side effects we all know for drugs..

let me know if you heard about this research.
cheers,
Summer