You’ve Been Eating in Your Sleep

Most people are familiar with sleep talking and sleep walking, but what about sleep eating?  Like the other two activities, which are officially categorized as parasomnias, sleep eating can occur when a person’s normal bodily functions related to sleep do not work...

What Astronauts Can Teach Us About Sleep

Our exploration of space has given us many things like Velcro and LEDs, but the most important thing we, as a species, may get from our spaceflights is a concrete view of what happens when we don’t get enough sleep.  A groundbreaking study into the effects of...

Why Sleep is a Safety Issue

It doesn’t matter whether you are driving a forklift or the family mini-van; fatigue impairs your ability to safely operate vehicles and machinery.  This is the message from the National Transportation Safety Board who has investigated accidents of all kinds for more...

How Sleep Can Help Manage Your Blood Sugar

While the link between sleep and diabetes is still being researched, there is no question that when we don’t get enough sleep, we are at a greater risk for developing diabetes.  For those with the condition, getting enough sleep also plays an important role in blood...