Every cell in our body is tuned to the movement of the planet relative to the sun. Hopefully most of you know the earth spins once every...

Naps provided that they are less than a 90 minute cycle can be very beneficial for a lot of people. Many of us naturally feel a dip in...

Light is not supposed to arrive in our system at anytime and now days because of screens and artificial light we have access to light...

Light is what governs when we are awake and when we are asleep, particularly sun light. On the face of it, it is quite simple but people...

No other species in the universe demonstrate the unnatural act of prematurely and artificially terminating sleep. Doctors, Nurses,...

Thermal environment, specifically the proximal temperature around your body and brain, is perhaps the most underappreciated factor...

Short of sleeping pills the most misunderstood of all sleep aids is alcohol. Many seem to think alcohol helps them fall asleep more...

What is stopping you from sleeping? Many of us are beyond tired, why? For most people who do not have a sleeping disorder, most likely...

Take a group of healthy, lean young males in the mid 20's and limit them to 5 hours of sleep for just one week and you will find a marked...

Let's say you went on a strict diet for 2 weeks in the hopes of losing fat. That is precisely what researchers did to a group of...

According to Dr Matthew Walker from the book Why We Sleep the answer is yes. Early warning signs of a link between sleep loss and...

Adults 45 years old or older who sleep fewer than six hours a night are 200 percent more likely to have a heart attack or stroke during...

A lot of us look at health as just diet and exercise, however sleep in my opinion is right up there; it is the foundation on which the...

The two most feared diseases throughout developed nations are dementia and cancer. Both are related to inadequate sleep. A lack of sleep...

Is pulling an all-nighter a wise idea? Dr Matthew Walker conducted a study, him and his team took a large group of individuals and...

There are many ways in which a lack of sufficient sleep will kill you. Some take time; others are far more immediate. One brain function...

The second benefit of sleep for memory comes after learning, one that effectively clicks the “save” button on those newly created files....

Sleep is not the absence of wakefulness. It is far more than that. Our nighttime sleep is an exquisitely complex, metabolically active,...

The third sleep change with advanced age is that of circadian timing. In sharp contrast to adolescents, seniors commonly experience a...

Sleep seems to be more problematic and disordered in older adults. The effects of certain medications more commonly taken by older...