Is your cup of caffeine keeping you up at night?

Are you someone whose day doesn’t even – as a matter of fact, can’t even – begin without a hot cup of coffee?  Caffeine has been called the most popular drug in the world and is found naturally in more than 60 plants including the coffee bean, tea leaf, kola nut and...

7 Tips to a Good Night’s Sleep

Keep a regular sleep schedule. You need to get in sync with your body’s natural sleep and wake cycles; this is one of the most important tips we can offer for getting a good night’s sleep. Keeping a regular sleep schedule – even on the weekends, holidays and vacations...

Do you know your “sleep spindle” number?

In a recent study, released from the Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital discovered that “sleep spindles” could be the secret ingredient to a good night’s sleep. The research was published in Current Biology. A...

Do You Talk in Your Sleep? Here’s What You Should Know

Do You Talk in Your Sleep? Sleep talking, formally known as somniloquy, is a sleep disorder defined as talking during sleep without being aware of it. Sleep talking can involve complicated dialogues or monologues, complete gibberish or mumbling. The good news is that...

Back to school: Seven tips for getting your children on a sleep routine

With back to school looming, now is the time to start thinking about getting your children back on a routine when it comes to getting to bed at a decent hour.  Now’s the time to start implementing a sleep routine that will help ensure your kids get the sleep they need...

Five sleep pattern clusters: Which one are you?

Do you ever look at the people around you – in the office, in the car next to you at the stop light, in front of you at the coffee shop – and wonder “what kind of sleep did they get last night?” Or scan a movie theater before the lights dim and ask...