If you’re not getting your ZZZ’s, try some MMM’s. A sleep expert has revealed three easy remedies for those who constantly feel tired and don’t get enough sleep. Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan told The Guardian that humming is a nifty trick to combat feelings of tiredness thanks to a chemical reaction that happens inside the body. … Read more
Staying up late might be unwise — new research finds that night owls are more prone to developing a common heart condition compared to early birds. Atherosclerosis — the hardening and narrowing of arteries, which can lead to angina, blood clots, heart attack, or stroke — is almost twice as common in night owls, according … Read more
Don’t sleep on this disturbing news. The adverse effects of chronic sleep deprivation are well-documented, but it turns out that a shortage of shut-eye for just a single evening is very bad for you too. New research from the American Psychological Association has determined that even an hour or two of poor sleep is likely to … Read more
Didn’t get enough sleep during the week? Take heart — catching up on shuteye over the weekend could provide the bonus of improved cardiovascular health, according to a new study published in the journal Sleep Health. Researchers from Nanjing Medical University in China analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which compiled … Read more
Anyone who has ever woken up in the middle of the night and struggled to go back to sleep knows the toll insomnia can take the following day. More than 17% of adults had trouble staying asleep most days or every day of the past month, according to 2020 data from the Centers for Disease Control and … Read more
Feeling groggy after a night of tossing and turning? You’ve got plenty of company: Over 20% of American adults say they “rarely or never” wake up feeling well-rested, according to a recent survey from US News & World Report. And almost half (43%) of survey respondents said they have experienced insomnia in 2023. If you’re … Read more
Experts suggest that Americans stop worrying about getting a perfect eight hours of sleep and warn that stressing about the magic number may actually result in a drop in sleep quality and duration. Dr. Reena Mehra, a director of sleep-disorders research at the Cleveland Clinic, told The Wall Street Journal that consciously focusing on falling asleep … Read more
Chew on this. One in five American children are being given melatonin gummies and tablets by their parents to get them to sleep — despite ongoing warnings against giving the popular natural sleep aid to children and adolescents without a prescription. The increased numbers represent a shocking rise from just a few years ago, according … Read more
For the 30% of children who have problems falling or staying asleep — their genes may be to blame. That’s according to a 15-year study recently published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, which found that certain genetic variants can have an impact on children’s sleep quality and quantity. Researchers from the Department … Read more
More than 20% of American adults say they “rarely or never” wake up feeling well-rested, according to a new survey from U.S. News & World Report. Nearly half (43%) of survey respondents said they have experienced insomnia in 2023, and 17% said they’ve suffered from sleep apnea. The survey, which polled 1,200 adults about their … Read more
It’s November, and we are cauldron-deep in the season of the witch. The days are darkening, and the clocks have turned back, giving us another hour of sleep from the ephemeral savings bank of nod. But what’s meant to be a restful boon to some may be an extension of nightmares for others. The sleep-centric … Read more
College students, rejoice — your all-nighters may have more benefits than earning you an A. That all-too-familiar “wired but tired” feeling due to lack of sleep for just one night might actually have antidepressant results, according to a study conducted by a team from Northwestern University. While chronic sleep deprivation has been studied at length, scientists … Read more
It’s time for the annual ritual known as “spring forward, fall back.” This fall, daylight savings time (DST) officially ends at 2:00 a.m. on Nov. 5 — the same day as another annual ritual, the New York City Marathon. But there’s a growing awareness that DST is an antiquated relic from World War I, and … Read more
In 2023, the phrase “I’m tired” reached its highest frequency in Google searches — suggesting that people are battling fatigue more than ever before. Daylight Saving Time, which ends next week, could create even more sleep struggles. (Clocks are set back one hour on Nov. 5.) A new report from Calm, maker of the sleep and … Read more
Ask anyone struggling to get their nightly rest — lack of sleep can be a serious detriment to one’s mental health. But while the link between lack of shuteye and the sads is already well understood, scientists have heretofore gathered surprisingly little evidence to prove which comes first — the insomniac chicken, or the very depressed egg. … Read more
Sweat dreams are made of this. Two sleep health experts from the University of South Australia are sharing what causes people to sweat in their sleep and how to combat those dreaded “night sweats.” “Many conditions and factors can trigger night sweats by changing the body’s tightly regulated temperature set point, at which the body … Read more
Don’t sleep on this warning. A sleep scientist has revealed the most commonly overlooked symptom of the dangerous sleep disorder that affects millions of Americans — urging them to pay closer attention to the quality of their nightly shuteye. “Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an extremely common condition, impacting hundreds of millions of people worldwide. … Read more
Being a “sleeping beauty” isn’t always a fairytale. A young nurse suffers from an extremely rare condition dubbed “sleeping beauty syndrome,” which has her sleeping for two weeks at a time. Bella Andreou, 24, sleeps for over 20 hours a day and becomes a “zombie” during her episodes. She has had countless episodes that lasted … Read more
Chris Supalla, tossing and turning with a stuffy nose, was advised by several doctors that a simple nasal surgery could help him get some rest — but afterward, he lost more than sleep. “He was gasping for breath,” his mother, Mary Supalla, told The Post of her son’s waking nightmare. “He felt like a plastic … Read more
Here’s a juicy tip for catching Zzzs. To avoid tossing and turning in bed, fighting to find a comfortable sleeping position or struggling to ward off worrisome thoughts that are preventing peaceful shuteye, virtual foodies are pigging out on pineapple for optimal beauty sleep. In fact, beneath the trending TikTok hashtag #PineappleHacks, which has amassed over … Read more