Jet Lag
If you’ve ever traveled across time zones by airplane, or had a job where you needed to do shift work, then you probably have an …
Insomnia
Bed Sizes That Everyone Should Know
Getting a good night of sleep can be a critical part of living a happy, healthy life. And one huge factor of being able to …
Sleep Inertia
Are you one of those people who stumbles out of bed, fumbling into the kitchen to get to the coffee so that you can get …
How Much Sleep Do You Need?
According to the National Institutes of Health, the average sleep that a person gets at night is too little. Americans are on their way to …
Light and Deep Sleep
While some people seem to need a lot more sleep than other people, on average the amount of sleep a person should be getting per …
What is Deep Sleep?
Prior to about 100 years ago, most scientists and doctors gravely misunderstood what was happening when we went to sleep. It was generally accepted that …
REM Sleep and Dreams — Is There a Connection?
Some dreams are more vivid and then fade away over time. Some people have recurring dreams that come back to them time and again. Certain …
What is REM Sleep ?
While the body is sleeping, the brain moves through four different stages of sleep that make up the sleep cycles happening throughout the night. One …
Can Netflix Affect Your Sleep?
If you’ve gotten into the habit of binge watching Netflix (or any other streaming video content for that matter) then you are certainly not alone. …
What is a Sleep Cycle ?
Until just a few decades ago, scientists understood very little of what was happening to people when they fell asleep. It was assumed that the …