How Getting More Sleep Decreases Chances of Getting A Cold: Tips Heading Into Cold and Flu Season

You can run, but you can’t hide. Cold and flu season is lurking just around the corner. Cue the coughing, sneezing, headaches and all around misery. You might not be able to avoid cold and flu season, but that doesn’t mean you can’t protect yourself from its attack....

The Frightening Trend of Sleep Deprivation in Teens

Perhaps one of the greatest challenges of parenting a teenager, and there are plenty, is getting them out of bed in the morning. There is no easy or gentle way to do it. One must turn on the lights, pull back the covers and announce loudly that it is time to arise....

When Tired Turns to Terror: The 4 W’s of Sleep Terrors

When Tired Turns to Terror: The 4 W’s of Sleep Terrors You know the feeling. You sit straight up at night with an overwhelming sense of fear. You are drenched in sweat and feel disoriented. Unfortunately, for some this is not an occasional incident, but rather a...

Examining the Relationship Between Mental Health and Sleep Disorders

Sleep deprivation seems to have become part of the American way. Busy lifestyles and high levels of stress are keeping Americans awake from coast to coast. Researchers and doctors have also identified an increasing rate of mental illness in American adults. According...

Benefits of Sleep Trackers

As a technology driven society, we love knowledge and we want it at our fingertips. We are conditioned to simply push a button or tap a screen to get what we are looking for. Where you used to see a watch on a person’s wrist, now you are much more likely to see a...

The 4 Benefits of Napping

Do you often find yourself on the go, wishing you had a pause button? Does the afternoon bring with it a lull in energy and a struggle to keep up with the hustle and bustle? Our culture is notorious for trying to do too much and sleep too little. For most of us, that...