Browse Category: Sleep
Published: April 30, 2012
I will probably never understand the importance of hitting a certain number on the scale before you become a blushing bride. What I do know, is that I’ve heard of women going on cleanses, drinking nothing but bark tea, and even embarking on the occasional cookie diet . . . just to get down a few dress sizes before your entire family is obligated to stare at you for hours.
Published: April 12, 2012
Waking up minutes, hours . . . any amount of time really before the alarm clock screeches in your ear can be sheer agony – especially if you’re going on little sleep for days in a row. The idea of going to work on too little sleep is enough to make anyone cringe, especially when you’re always being told how getting eight hours of sleep every night is important for your health. But is it really?
Some revisited historical data along with some new evidence suggests otherwise.
Published: March 26, 2012
Are you a good sleeper? Or, do you have a hard time falling asleep when it’s time to turn in? Maybe your problem is staying asleep through the night? Or worse, like me, do you suffer from both of the latter?
Published: February 28, 2012
There is nothing as refreshing as a good night's sleep. On the other hand, the consequences of insufficient or poor quality sleep are profound.
Published: January 18, 2012
Social networking sites can help enhance treatment for insomnia, anxiety and depression.
Published: December 29, 2011
Do you have a time in your life that is so painful; you wish you could forget it altogether? Perhaps a
death of a loved one, a time away at war, or even a rape?
Published: December 15, 2011
We have talked before about how going to bed earlier in the day keeps you leaner, and how you can
build memories while you sleep, but what impact could sleep have on your academic success and overall intelligence?
Published: December 08, 2011
Do you often feel like an outcast, regardless of how many friends you have? Or, do you pine for that feeling of “belonging”? Maybe you find yourself alone at night a few too many times throughout the week. Given the holidays are in full swing, you might be having these emotions even more often. Well, it turns out feeling lonely could have adverse effects on your health, beginning with
restless sleep and long nights. Researchers have recently learned more about a strong link between one's loneliness and sleep quality.
Published: October 24, 2011
The sleep process, along with any benefits associated with it, has always been largely mysterious to scientists. But recent breakthroughs in science and technology are finally allowing small glimpses into the unknown.
Published: October 20, 2011
If your child stays up until the late hours of the night playing Call of Duty online with friends, and then sleeps all day, then it might be time to
cancel their Xbox Live subscription. For many years now, everyone thought that the most important part of sleep is how long you sleep; eight hours a night if you are this age, six hours a night if you are that age, etc. A recent study suggests that rather than sleep quantity, the
times that you go to sleep and wake up are more important.
