I often find myself saying, “what a difference a day can make,” especially after a good night’s sleep following a bout of poor sleep. If you aren’t sleeping well, you probably aren’t doing well. Sleep is one of the most important ways your body heals from the mental and physical rigors of your day. Both… Read More »
“I try to sleep early but I can’t fall asleep because my mind keeps racing.” “I wake up at 2 am and can’t go back to sleep.” “I’m so busy I can only get 5 hours of sleep a night.” Recognizable? Many people are looking for ways on how to fix their sleep schedules. It’s… Read More »
There is a lot of research about sleep and how it affects our overall health and wellbeing. Still, even if you are not the kind of person who reads scientific papers, you will undoubtedly have experienced what happens when you do not have healthy sleep habits. You make more mistakes, you become forgetful, your moods… Read More »
Continuous scientific breakthroughs over the past 20 years are enhancing our understanding of the mental and physiological processes affected by sleep hygiene and habits. To that end, the current data clearly demonstrates several benefits of napping—a practice that, as recently as 2009, even the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommended we avoid.[1] Though it’s important… Read More »