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Bolster Pillow Review
A good pillow is just as important as a comfortable mattress. It plays a crucial role in the health of your spine and using the wrong one can lead to back problems and various other health issues. A good pillow is meant to provide your head and neck with the right...
The Relationship between Sleep and Memory
As children we often fell asleep on our way to school and soccer practice because we stayed up late. We sneaked comics to our bed and stayed up reading them till the end. That resulted in foggy first moments after waking up, dozing in class and lack of attention....
Sleeping With Socks On
What is it about having your feet all warm and cuddly that help you sleep at night? For a long time, humans have gravitated towards keeping their feet warm at bedtime. It turns out that there is a scientific explanation! Why Is Sleeping With Socks on Good for You? We...
Tips for Better Sleep With Depression
In the previous article we talked about depression and its tight relationship with sleep disorders and gave some solutions that might help relieve the symptoms of both. In addition to the therapies suggested in the previous article, the following advice can help you...
What Is Jet Lag?
More than likely if you’ve traveled a long way through multiple countries the effects of jet lag have hit you. Jet lag is that general lethargy and crankiness we feel after air travel. Jet lag is extremely common and also fairly simple to prevent if you take the right...
The Relationship Between Depression and Sleep Disorders
Not all people who suffer from depression have sleep disorders, however many do. Doctors, when trying to diagnose patients for depression, typically ask about their sleep patterns. Classic symptoms of clinical depression are trouble sleeping, insomnia and...
How Magnesium Helps You Sleep?
Sufferers of insomnia or those who are having trouble falling asleep at night seek out many solutions from simple behavioral lifestyle changes to sleeping pills trying to alleviate this problem. Sleeping pills can be highly addictive so many opt for natural...
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness (EDS)
Excessive daytime sleepiness is a very real problem experienced by millions and not made up like many argue. EDS is a symptom of most sleep disorders (including sleep apnea, insomnia, and circadian disorders) and is detrimental to a sufferers quality of life. You can...
What Are the Best Supplements to Promote Sleep?
The Best Supplements for a Good Night’s Sleep There are many questions one asks when it comes to the best natural sleep aids. Which are the best? Are they safe? What are their side effects? A quality sleep is very important as it helps your body recover and...
Teas That Will Help You Sleep
In the United States alone, 80 percent of people drink tea, and 50 percent drink it on a daily basis. Worldwide, tea is the most popular beverage after water! However, if you are from the UK and you are looking for a mattress that can help you sleep equally well as...
How Long Should You Nap?
There are numerous benefits to napping during the day if it’s done right. 10 to 20 minutes is the ideal amount of nap time for most adults. If naps last for more than 20 minutes, they can often lead to sluggishness and trouble with sleeping during the night. While...
How to Clean a Mattress?
Regularly cleaning your mattress is an important task for keeping your sleeping area fresh and healthy. However, it is often overlooked. Cleaning your mattress removes allergens, dust, bacteria, and eliminates serious mattress problems including mold and odors. If...
Does Tart Cherry Juice Really Help You Sleep?
At least a third of Americans have reported experiencing insomnia in the past year and nearly all of us have experienced it at some point. Sleeping pills, melatonin, sleep doctors, these are all solutions we turn to to help us fight insomnia. But what about tart...
The History, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Evolution of Polyphasic Sleep in Humans
Our lives are becoming faster with every new day. There is no time for taking a break and enjoying the sunsets. People hardly have the time to relax and enjoy the life. It might be one of the reasons we are going crazy over the idea of ‘less sleep, more life'. Simply...
Exploring the Relationship between Sleep Anxiety and Mental Health
Almost every person experience anxiety at least once in his or her lifetime. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), it is the typical reaction to stress. People worry, think more than usual and experience physiological changes during...
Sleeping With or Without a Pillow – Which Is Better?
Should you try sleeping without a pillow? If you’ve been waking up with neck pain, you may be wondering this. There are many articles online that explain why you should avoid using the pillows. Should you believe them? We tend to forget about the major impact pillows...
Fact or Fiction? Hearing Explosions and Seeing Flashes of Light – The Startling Condition That Is Associated With Sleep
EHS, otherwise known as exploding head syndrome is a disorder that features loud noises being perceived such as cymbals crashing, gunshots or bomb explosions when awakening or going to sleep. Despite the name of the condition, the syndrome is not typically linked to...
What Is Deep Sleep and How To Get It?
A classification process is used to describe the different stages of sleep people go through. Deep sleep is stage 3 sleep or stages 3 and 4 under the classification that includes a stage 4. On an EEG, the voltage difference patterns over time show up as delta waves....