In my mind, there are basically three different kinds of sleep problems. And they come with three different sets of solutions. What If There’s No Time For Sleep? The first problem is scheduling. For whatever reason, many people find that they can’t find the time to sleep. Pretty shortsighted I think. Lack of sleep is… Read More…
Sleep number beds are beds with mattresses that can be adjusted to meet a person’s comfort need. They are most popular for couples who are sharing a bed, and each side requires a different mattress firmness level. Each side of the bed can be individually set from feather soft to extra firm. Some people like… Read More…
This is a fascinating discussion from TEDMED, talking about the causes and effects of sleep deprivation. Presenters are: Russell Sana: Executive Director of the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard University Dave Dickenson: Former CEO of Zeo, Inc. Ryan Hurd: Founder of Dreamstudies.org James Maas: CEO of Sleep For Success Lisa Fields: Lisa Fields and… Read More…
This video is an excellent overview on why the Snooze Button on your alarm clock is probably a really bad idea. What’s not talked about here, but is exactly the same idea, is why napping too long can cause you to enter into deep sleep, and wake up groggy. It’s best to stick to a… Read More…
There have been lots of recent media attention into reports linking Deep Sleep and memory consolidation – and perhaps the reason why we retain and remember less as we age.With experiments by a UC Berkeley team, young and old subjects were given a set of word pairs – one word was ordinary, and the other… Read More…
About the Author: Jimmy Keillor is a retired medical researcher and freelance writer who has studied the causes and effects of sleep deprivation his entire career. Many of his colleagues consider him a valuable reference when it comes to disruptive sleep patterns. When he’s not studying or writing, Jimmy enjoys parasailing and taking his two… Read More…
With the demise of the Zeo Sleep Manager, my favorite sleep monitoring device (and probably the most accurate consumer device available), it’s time to decide on a new go-to measurement application. Lifehacker had a survey of users who determined that Sleep Cycle (an iTunes application) was the preferred application of users who voted – with… Read More…
Stress can definitely wreak havoc to many aspects of a person’s life. When left untreated, stress can prelude the existence of any other serious illnesses. For example, when a person is constantly exposed to highly stressful situations he will most likely to suffer from stress related insomnia. Unfortunately, sleep deprivation can be so detrimental to… Read More…
There are two distinct camps in the teaching your baby to sleep arena. They tend to be routed in ethnicity, but what was once standard procedure in the West is now questioned. The two techniques are called The Feber Method and Co-Sleeping. How do you know which of these two ideas is right? The Ferber… Read More…
This is a really interesting press release I saw regarding the use of zolpidem (Ambien) and its effects to enhance memory consolidation. It will be interesting to see where this leads, although it begs the question “at what point to the risks of taking Ambien outweigh the potential rewards?”. From The University of California, Riverside:… Read More…
