ARE YOU TOSSING AND TURNING YOUR WAY to a sleepless journey night after night? Today’s topic is sleep aids: yes or no? In the quest for that elusive, perfect night’s sleep,... Read More
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What I Got Wrong About Sleep
CONSISTENT SLEEP AND WAKE TIMES may be more important than duration. Consistent sleep and wake times may be more important than duration. Today, I will explore what I got wrong... Read More
Deep Sleep and Dementia
EVERY THREE SECONDS, SOMEONE DEVELOPS DEMENTIA. Today, I explore the link between deep sleep and dementia: Snooze or lose. I believe inadequate sleep is a potentially modifiable dementia risk factor. A new study reports... Read More
Sleep and Your Esophagus
I will highlight a recent study from the United Kingdom Biobank that reports that people who slept less than six hours a night were more than 1.2 times more likely to develop esophageal adenocarcinoma and 1.6 times more likely to get squamous cell carcinoma after two years.... Read More
5 Tips To Sleep Faster
Visualization can be a powerful sleep aid. Imagine a calm spot in your mind. Populate it with specific colors, sounds, and objects. If you visualize in great detail, you should be better able to push away unwelcome thoughts.... Read More
9 Tips to Sleep Better
It remains unclear whether the urge to urinate directly causes awakenings or if individuals become more attuned to bodily sensations during the second half of the night due to more disrupted sleep.... Read More