I am a 30 year-old businessman. My problem is that I sleep a lot. Sometimes, I can’t even control my habit of sleeping since I sleep anyhow. Please, what can I do?
Emeka (by SMS)

Insufficient sleep at night may lead to a sleepy feeling all through the day. In view of this, you will need to reorganise your daily routine to enable you get a good sleep at night. The bedroom should also be made conducive for a good sleep. Therefore, any form of distraction such as TV, Radio or crying children should be disallowed. If after taking care of the above and you still have the problem, then you need to see a doctor for a proper examination. This is because sleeping too much may be a sign of a serious medical problem such as diabetes, depression, heart disease among other ailments.  Some depressed people use sleep as a cover for their depression.  In some other cases, lack of restful sleep as you sometimes find in Sleep Apnoea (Shallow Breathing during sleep) can lead to a sleepy feeling during the day.