Can a Night Owl Become an Early Bird?
Q: I’m a night owl, but during the week I have to get up early for my morning commute to work. What can I do to become a morning person? Good sleep is hard to come by. According to the federal government, more than one-third of adults routinely fail to get a healthy amount of sleep, […]
How to Get Better Sleep If You Work the Night Shift
In industrialized countries, an estimated 20% of the population works in a job with nonstandard shifts. Approximately 10% to 38% of these workers have shift work disorder, marked by intense tiredness when awake or difficulty sleeping when needed. Adapting to shift work successfully entails training the body to sleep at times that may feel odd. Many […]
Five Ways to Improve Your Sleep Problems
There are few things in life more frustrating than the inability to fall asleep. The average adult should get at least seven hours of sleep every night. This is necessary for your physical and mental well-being. However, it has been estimated that at any given time, 10% of the population experiences insomnia. Many of these […]
7 Ways Alcohol And Drugs May Affect Your Sleep
A good night’s sleep is necessary for your soundness and well-being. But consumption of alcohol and drugs can greatly impact your sleep in negative ways. There are different ways in which substances can influence your sleep patterns. For instance, caffeine deprives you of sleep and keeps you awake. Others, like alcohol, make you fall asleep […]
Survive Those Hot, Sleepless Nights
A lot of reasons can hinder a healthy night’s rest. For many, they equate it to anxiety or worry causing their mind to race before slipping into rapid eye movement. Others are raising tiny toddlers and infants who don’t make sleeping any easier for the overworked parent. But warmer temperatures rising globally are increasing cases […]
A Light Sleeper’s Guide to Colored Night Lights
It’s hard to dispute the importance of a healthy and regular sleep cycle when so much of our lives are dependent on those 8 hours of rest every day. But with an increasingly brisk lifestyle, the path to uninterrupted rest and relaxation has become inaccessible to most of us. With the rising prevalence of sleep […]
7 Ways Alcohol And Drugs May Affect Your Sleep
A good night’s sleep is necessary for your soundness and well-being. But consumption of alcohol and drugs can greatly impact your sleep in negative ways. There are different ways in which substances can influence your sleep patterns. For instance, caffeine deprives you of sleep and keeps you awake. Others, like alcohol, make you fall asleep […]
Having Trouble Sleeping? 5 Surprising Things May Be To Blame
Getting a good night’s sleep is vital to maintaining physical and emotional health. After all, early signs of sleep deprivation can start to pop up after just a few days of inadequate rest. Unfortunately, it is often far easier to talk about sleeping all night than it is to do it regularly. If you’ve noticed […]
How To Train Yourself To Sleep On Your Back?
Are you trying to train yourself to sleep on your back? Have you been so advised by a medical professional only to find transitioning difficult? Although changing your sleep position can be difficult, there are a number of things you can do to make the transition easier. If you want to train yourself to sleep […]
The Mask-Free Alternative to CPAP
When it comes to obstructive sleep apnea, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is the gold standard and typically the first line of treatment. CPAP delivers pressurized air to the airway, which helps keep the airway open and reduces instances of disturbed breathing. When CPAP therapy works, the patient immediately feels relief. However, in some cases, […]
