Is Screen Time Before Bed Impacting Your Sleep?

Is Screen Time Before Bed Impacting Your Sleep?   Electronics are such an integral part of life in today’s ultra-connected society, that you may not even realize just how much time you spend looking at a screen each day. According to the 2014 Nielsen’s Total...

Why Alcohol Before Bed Is Not Good For Sleep

Many of us reach for a glass of wine or a beer to relax in the evening, especially if we have a hard time getting to sleep at night.   A glass of red wine is great for nodding off, right? You are actually wrong if you think so. There are several reasons why...

Stop Stress from Stealing Your Sleep

There was a time when our bodies response to stress was a means of survival.  If we were being hunted by a predator, being able to stay awake and remain vigilant meant you were less likely to become something’s dinner.  Today, we face different stressors that rarely...

6 Ways that Managing Stress Can Help You Sleep

If you are struggling to get to sleep at night, stress may be the cause.  Stress can take a toll on every aspect of our lives and sleep is no exception.  The 2010 Stress in America Study conducted by the American Psychological Association found that 40% of us are...

Ten Sleep Tips for Travelers

Whether you are taking a business trip to the other side of the globe or jumping in the car for a camping trip with the kids, traveling and sleep can be uneasy bedfellows.  Although the amount of sleep disruption you encounter when you travel is largely dependent on...

Can’t Sleep? Maybe Your Brain Needs a Cold Shower

For all those suffering with insomnia, help may be on the way.  Research presented at Sleep 2011, the annual meeting of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society, offers hope for a safe, natural alternative to sleeping pills for those who...