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According to Harvard Medical School, most adults need seven to nine hours of sleep daily on average in order to experience optimal health and performance....

Sleep. People often take it for granted. If you struggle to get an adequate amount of sleep night after night like so many other people...

Produced naturally by your body by the pineal gland, melatonin is a hormone that helps to regulate your sleep cycles. It is affected by light...

Turns out all that all this talk about “beauty sleep” is real. Researchers at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center determined a link between sleep...

You’ve probably heard about the various silent signals you send through eye contact, or lack thereof, and body language. Did you also know that your...

Valentine’s Day is a day that celebrates love and lovers. Did you know, that in bed, two heartbeats are better than one? At least, that’s...

It doesn’t take much to throw your circadian rhythm (your body’s internal sleep clock) completely off balance. Unfortunately, once you’ve done that, it can take...

It doesn’t take long going without sleep to understand just how much the human body needs it. Getting the right amount of sleep for your...

  Originated by Dr. Murray Johns out of Epworth Hospital in Australia, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale is designed to measure a person’s daytime sleepiness.  ...

You’ve probably seen countless ads for diet pill wonder products promising you can burn calories during sleep and even shed pounds while getting your zzz’s....

The debate about teens and sleep has been raging for many years. Scientific evidence suggests, however, that parents really should give their teens a bit...

Most people never think about sleep cycles until they begin feeling the impact of not getting an adequate amount of sleep. In fact, there are...

  Lack of sleep can do more than make you grumpier than Oscar the Grouch. It can have an impact on your immune system, according...

Beauty sleep is so much more than just a myth. At least that’s the case according to a recent study conducted by the Karolinska Institute...

  For people who have trouble sleeping, snore loudly, are overly tired, or have chronic fatigue, often the first step to a diagnosis is an...

  You probably know that it’s advised to practice good hygiene to keep yourself healthy, and to help prevent the spread of diseases. But did...

Sleep is composed of natural sleep cycles of brain activity, and is made up of two basic phases with individual stages within. These include rapid...

There are 5 distinct sleep stages, with REM sleep being one of them. Most people fall into the REM sleep stage nightly, and many experience...

  When people are sleep deprived, they tend to eat more, which causes them to gain weight. This was the finding of a fresh study...

  Sleep Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine studied the dietary divergences among individuals with diverse sleep patterns. What they found...

  When you sleep every night, without you even realizing it, your brain goes through five distinct sleep phases or stages: phases 1,2,3,4, and Rapid...

Getting a good night’s sleep is extremely challenging for many people around the world. One method more and more people are turning to for capturing...

  There’s been a host of discussion about various factors that impact a person’s quality of sleep, including the amount of light in the room,...

You may have heard about the idea of sleep learning from books, magazines, the internet, or television, but may have raised your eyebrows with the...

  When you’re sick, the one thing your body needs more than anything else is often the one thing that feels the most elusive –...

Why is it that when you get back to work after lunch, you could put your head down on your desk and fall fast asleep?...

It’s comes as no surprise that the physical discomfort and hormonal changes associated with pregnancy can wreak havoc on a woman’s quality of sleep. And...

Just as our hair will likely turn grey and wrinkles will probably adorn our faces, as we age many of us can expect to encounter...

Are you a napper? If so, you’re in good company. Some famous historical figures, including John F. Kennedy, Winston Churchill, Napoleon, John D. Rockefeller, and...

Suppose your sports-minded child just came home from a game of soccer with a concussion, and tells you that he or she is tired and...

You’ve probably heard people who work late night shifts in hospitals, fire stations, restaurants, or on the road protecting our streets talk about how light...

Lucid dreaming is a phenomenon that has been well documented over the past centuries. It’s a term that is used to describe the act of...

You’ve probably heard, more than once, that sleep is vital for the growth of healthy children. The scientific community has known for a long time...

Are you getting an adequate amount of sleep at night? Do you wake up each morning feeling well-rested and ready to start the day? Or,...