What is the difference between having trouble sleeping and an actual sleep disorder? The answer is more complex than you'd think. When sleeping problems begin to interfere with your ability to function in daily life, it’s time to start thinking about talking to a doctor to figure out a diagnosis. After you get a diagnosis, [...]
Sleep is the key to having a healthy brain, happy mood, and overall well-functioning body. However, many people have trouble sleeping for one reason or another. These symptoms can be disturbing, even if you have milder sleep disturbances like frequently waking up throughout the night or more severe ones like sleepwalking. A slew of common [...]
Life as an adult comes with plenty of obstacles, challenges, and frustrations that often prevent us from getting a healthy amount of sleep. Our sleep schedules are frequently interrupted by work, travel, stress, or other demands on our minds and it can have a negative impact on our body’s internal clock. A broken internal clock [...]
Do you have a favorite sleep position you rely on each night to fall asleep fast, or do you toss and turn each night to see which position suits you best? If you suffer from sleep apnea, your decision may be more important than you think. Sleep apnea is an increasingly common sleeping disorder for [...]
Does exercise affect sleep? The short answer is yes, it most certainly does. Researchers around the world have been working for years to pinpoint the direct cause of this correlation, but the concrete explanation continues to be elusive. However, it has been frequently observed and fundamentally proven that moderate aerobic exercise will increase the amount [...]
We’ve all had those sleepless nights full of tossing and turning, and it seems that no matter how tired we are, we still can’t manage to fall asleep. People experience this unfortunate scenario for many various reasons, and many times they result in taking over-the-counter sleep medicine to help them achieve the elusive rest they [...]
Have you ever woken up in the morning feeling like you didn’t get any sleep at all? The overwhelming feelings of grogginess, heavy eyelids, and unyielding frustration that hit you as soon as you awake from the disappointing experience you thought was sleep? If you have, then you’ve experienced what professionals refer to as sleep [...]
Getting a good night’s sleep on a regular basis is essential to every person’s mental and physical health, as well as their daily productivity. Sleep latency is one of the key elements in determining your overall sleep efficiency, but it can also serve as one of the chief indicators of a possible sleep disorder. Here [...]
When was the last time you had to pull an all-nighter? Maybe it was several years ago when you had to stay up late to cram for an important exam, or that one time you decided to go to the after-party with your friends. Perhaps you decided to burn the midnight oil in order to [...]
Have you ever felt extremely tired after eating sugar? Maybe it was a rich dessert you enjoyed after dinner, or a late-night snack to help you forget the stressful day you had to endure. We’ve all been there. However, with Halloween right around the corner, we decided to take a moment to talk about some [...]
