The right sleep requires the right setup. If your bedroom is full of gadgets, noise, and light, it could be to blame for your sleep woes. Check out how an optimal sleep environment should look, feel, smell, and sound. Look Your bedroom isn’t a home office, gym, or movie theater. […]
Search “most influential people in health” and you’ll see lists of celebrity trainers and best-selling nutritionists. The results for influential people in sleep? Zilch. We think it’s time sleep advocates get some recognition, too. After all, sleep is just as important as any other pillar of wellness. So, from scientists and […]
What is The Best Alarm Sound to Wake Up To? According to professor and sleep expert Dr. Till Roenneberg, none. He feels so strongly about the matter that he’s writing a book called “An Obituary for the Alarm Clock.” When we asked him if any song, sound, pitch, or pattern […]
According to Sleeptracker® data, Americans get the least sleep of the year on Super Bowl Sunday. The night we get the second least? The night of the N.C.A.A. football championship. If sports are keeping spectators up at night, imagine what it’s doing to the players. That’s exactly what Cheri Mah, […]
Excessive sleepiness causes lapsed judgment, reduced productivity, and higher chances of depression. But could it also affect our eating habits? This year, researchers at King’s College London went on a mission to determine how much sleep deprivation affects consumption. After reviewing numerous studies, they found that people who don’t get […]
By definition, sleep talking is a disorder that sufferers don’t know they have. When they find out, fear quickly follows: Did I say something embarrassing? Reveal my inner desires? My deepest, darkest secret? New research from the Sorbonne reveals that our sleep speech isn’t usually that saucy. But it can […]
If cherry juice isn’t a staple on your grocery list, you could be missing out on big benefits. This spring, Louisiana State University researchers found that insomniacs get an extra hour and 24 minutes of sleep if they drink tart cherry juice before bed. Though previous studies had suggested a […]
A long time ago, in a far away land, we would ask doctors and scientists if we had questions about our health. Then the Internet happened. Now, we can get answers instantaneously by visiting a little site called Google. This week, we turned to everyone’s go-to information source to find […]
The oversized tee and flannel pant getup may be comfortable, but it’s not doing you any favors. Sleeping naked, on the other hand, is linked to weight loss, healthy vitals, and better relationships. Most of these benefits boil down to two truths. First, sleeping naked helps your skin stay cool, […]
From Ikea’s iconic build-your-own furniture to the cozy concept of hygge, it seems like we’re all trying to emulate Scandinavian style. Yet most of us ignore their best idea: the double duvet system. Scandinavians and other Northern Europeans often keep two twin comforters on their beds instead of one big […]
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