Don’t snooze through this health warning. A lack of sleep can have detrimental effects on your physical and mental health — new research has identified four major sleep patterns and determined how they affect a person’s long-term health. A study published last month in Psychosomatic Medicine found that insomnia sleepers have a significantly higher likelihood of developing … Read more
Emergency room visits from children accidentally eating melatonin have quadrupled in the last decade, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Melatonin is a hormone triggered by darkness that regulates the body’s natural sleep cycle or circadian rhythm. Supplements of the natural compound are commonly used as a sleep … Read more
Your last cup of coffee was so long ago it seems like yesterday, you’ve stopped drinking on weeknights. You had your Sleepytime tea, popped your melatonin, you’ve got your sleep mask, your whale sounds app — so why the $%#! can’t you fall asleep, already? There could be other aspects of your diet you haven’t considered … Read more
Wake up and smell the research. Sleep is important for health and scientists are shining a light on the ideal ways to get shuteye. But exactly how much do you need? The number of hours you sleep is more important than when you wake up, according to the experts. “The number one thing is getting … Read more
Esther Rodriguez Villegas, a professor at Imperial College London and founder of the London-based medical technology company Acurable, is sharing common health and well-being issues that can result from sleep apnea — a problem that can be disruptive for both sufferers as well as their loved ones. One of these risks is cardiovascular disease. The sudden and frequent drops … Read more
Middle-aged women who sleep less than five hours every night dramatically increase their risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a major new study published in the American Heart Association’s journal, Circulation. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh followed nearly 3,000 women, aged 42 to 52, over the course of 22 years, recording their sleeping habits and … Read more
Rise and grind — or not. A sleep expert is sharing the best times to drink coffee so you can be livin’ la vida mocha — and it’s not as early in the day as you might think. Dr. Deborah Lee, who is working with the UK furniture maker Get Laid Beds, recommends preparing your first … Read more
If you’re having trouble sleeping, you might want to try a new midnight snack. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that adults get 7 or more hours of sleep per day. However, 1 in 3 American adults (about 84 million people) aren’t getting enough uninterrupted sleep, according to SleepHealth.org. subsequently, about 50 to … Read more
Inhale and count to five. Now exhale, while doing the same. Feeling sleepy yet? A social media-savvy Maryland M.D. revealed to his 2.2 million TikTok followers that this simple breathing exercise is the number one way to fall asleep faster after a long and stressful day. Dr. Kunal Sood, a prolific poster on subjects ranging … Read more
Insomniac, meet insomni-snack. More than a third of Americans don’t get enough sleep, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — if you’re one of them, you may be struggling with insomnia. And while eating before bedtime is about as popular with some sleep experts as sipping espressos, guzzling alcohol and holding … Read more
Philips said Monday it will stop selling its sleep apnea machines in the US, more than two years after the Dutch manufacturer began recalling the breathing devices for potential health risks. The move comes as Philips has agreed to a consent decree with the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Justice that could … Read more
Namastay in bed. Adults should be tucking themselves in for at least seven hours of shut-eye a night, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but it seems many are not getting that. Around the country, 70% of adults report they obtain insufficient sleep at least one night a month, while 11% report lackluster sleep every … Read more
Some sleepers hope to put these bizarre behaviors to bed. It’s widely known that people walk and talk in their sleep — some even have sex — these are just a few examples of parasomnias, which are unusual movements and behaviors that occur while falling asleep. A new study from Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary, … Read more
It’s time to go to sweep. Research has shown that snoring can worsen in the winter — now, a sleep expert is sharing a 30-second tongue exercise he says will help you (and everyone around you) catch better ZZZs. Snoring is caused by air squeezing through a narrow or obstructed airway, and it can be … Read more
The perfect night’s sleep begins the morning before. No, really, experts say — thanks to the way our biological clocks tick, how we start our waking day can have a significant impact on how it ends. “The circadian rhythm, your internal biological clock, operates on a roughly 24-hour cycle and dictates when you feel awake or … Read more
Let me sleep before we go go. Insomnia in women has been linked to lack of sexual satisfaction, according to new research. The study, published in Elevier’s Journal of Psychosomatic Research last month, found that more than half of women battling insomnia had trouble reaching orgasm and experienced lower sexual satisfaction overall, compared to less than … Read more
Cue the New Order, you sad sacks — the gloomiest day of the year is upon us. According to some, a combination of post-holiday come-down, resolution failure, financial reckoning and the long nights of winter conspire to make the third Monday in January the most depressing day of the year. What is Blue Monday? The concept … Read more
Tossing and turning could mean more than just a night of poor sleep. New research suggests that middle-aged people who experience interrupted sleep could be at an increased risk of developing memory and cognitive issues later in life. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Neurology, found that those with the most disrupted sleep were … Read more
The average “afternoon slump” starts at 3 o’clock on the dot, according to new research. For those who experience a loss of motivation or lack of energy in the afternoon, the average afternoon slump will last almost 29 minutes. Of those who experience an afternoon slump — 21% of the 2,000 general population Americans surveyed — half … Read more
When it comes to setting healthy resolutions for the New Year, sleep is just as essential as nutrition and exercise, experts agree. A lack of sleep can put you at a greater risk for obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, poor mental health and even early death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Read more