sleep

Sleep. I love it. More often than not, I can't get enough of it. And a new study shows that many of us may not be getting as much sleep as is recommended by slumber experts. In fact, the way we fall asleep and wake up is changing radically, too.

Think you're a sleep expert? If you're one of those people who knocks out immediately after their head hits the pillow, you probably have created a perfect atmosphere for falling asleep.

Are you tired of feeling older than you actually are? People tell you all the time how good you look but you just don't feel that way. Would you like to feel as young as you look? Simple changes can be made to your daily life to help you feel younger and look great. They don't have to be dramatic changes but even the slightest change could make a world of difference.

Do you snore so loudly that you've woken yourself out of deep slumber? Do you wake up with a sore, dry throat in the morning? Is your bed mate exhausted from lack of sleep because of your snoring? If you've answered yes to some or all of these questions, there's a good chance you suffer from sleep apnea...

Your body naturally calls for a minimum amount of sleep, and for most people, that's eight hours. When we don't get that minimum amount, we become groggy, tired, and maybe even moody.

A new study indicates that nearly a quarter of middle-aged women claim their quality of sleep is less than good.Researchers found that the problems of sleeping were linked to poor quality of life, chronic illness and medication use. The lead researcher in Finland says the study adds to earlier research by looking at common sleep problems among women before they hit menopa Researchers say sleep pro

I had seen a link recently posted on Facebook about bi-modal sleep, which is the art of sleeping in two shifts. Apparently, until about 150 years ago, humans did not sleep in one eight hour block. According to University of Virginia professor, Roger Ekirch, people slept twice per night...

New research finds that people who send the most texts have the most sleep problems. To find this, researchers from Washington Lee University assessed the sleep quality, cell phone use, and stress levels of participating students...

A new British survey reveals that parents of a newborn lose an average of 44-nights of sleep in the first year of their baby's life. To find this, researchers asked over 1,800 people to estimate how many times they were awoken by various things...

Having trouble sleeping at night? If you're wandering the halls of your home or waking up in the middle of a sleep session, unable to fall back to sleep, it may be due to your diet. Nutsinbulk, Flickr Ingesting alcohol and caffeine can disturb peaceful slumber...