How Sleep Benefits Your Physical Health

If you have ever tossed and turned all night only to wake-up grouchy, you know that not getting enough sleep can have a serious impact on your mood and mental state.  But you may not realize how big of an impact the amount of sleep you get has on your physical...

Why Kids Need Sleep

As long as there have been parents, there have been bedtimes.  It has long been an accepted idea that children need more sleep than we do but few of us think to question if this is a true truth or just one of those things that gets handed down as if it is true.  When...

Beauty Sleep: Myth or Miracle?

Although today’s woman prides herself on being able to do it all while looking good no matter how much sleep she gets, there was a time that women believed in the need for “beauty sleep.”  It may seem like the epitome of an old wives tale, that sleep can make you more...

Sleep and Your Immune System

Just because something is an old wives’ tale, doesn’t mean it isn’t true.  There is no better example of this than the idea that not getting enough sleep will make you sick.  Research has confirmed that there is a link between lack of sleep and an increased...