Creating a Healthy Sleep Environment

Creating a Healthy Sleep Environment

Creating A Healthy Sleep Environment All individuals are different when it comes to what helps them fall asleep. The following aspects of the sleep environment are all important in inducing sleep and being well rested. Bedding and Comfort Comfort is a very important...
Aging and Sleep

Aging and Sleep

Aging and Sleep Do you ever wonder why teenagers can sleep 12 hours a day and some adults cannot sleep past 7 a.m.? This is attributed to the body’s natural sleep changes that occur as we mature and age. As we age, it is common to experience increased difficulty with...
Sleep and Sickness: Tips to better rest

Sleep and Sickness: Tips to better rest

Sleep and Sickness: Tips for Better Rest Why is it that when we are sick and need rest the most, it is almost impossible to get? Sleep helps to heal the body and improve the immune system, making it a vital part in recovering from sickness. Lying down can cause more...
Avoiding Sleep Debt

Avoiding Sleep Debt

Avoiding Sleep Debt People tend to think that once sleep is lost, it is gone forever. Many experts are saying that it is possible to catch up on sleep and is necessary to successful functioning of the mind and body. Sleep debt is sleep deprivation as it adds up and...
Sleep Talking

Sleep Talking

SLEEP TALKING Sleep talking, often times accompanying sleepwalking and other sleep disorders, is known as somniloquy. Most sleep talkers are completely unaware that they are speaking in their sleep until informed by a bed partner or housemate. Sleep talking can be...