Snoring and Sleep: For Both You and Your Partner
Snoring is more than just a nighttime disturbance. It can be a...
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Why There's No Substitute for Sleep
Sleep Substitute Myth #1: Caffeine. Coffee - where would we be without it? For many people coffee helps us either wake up or stay up a few extra hours. We drink it in the morning, or for a mid-day ‘kick’, and even the evenings before getting down to the night’s to-do list. The trouble is, too much caffeine isn’t especially good for us: it impairs our ability to sleep.
Seniors and Sleep
As a kid you got up early for school. As and adult the alarm clock went off each morning to get you up for work. In retirement, you thought, you’d toss out the alarm clock and relish in a lifestyle with no time schedule and plenty of lazy mornings sleeping in.
Women's Sleep: Wired and Overtired
Women are exhausted. 67% of American women have trouble sleeping. Sleep disorders, common in almost 40 million Americans, are more common in women. According to the National Sleep Foundation 63% women, versus 54% men, struggle with sleep and feel sleepy throughout the day. Shifting hormone levels make it difficult for women to get the average of eight hours of sleep they need, but their lifestyles are the bigger culprits.
Men's Sleep
Men, like all adults, need eight hours of sleep to keep their body at its best. But the demands men put on their minds and bodies push them to the limit – making it all the more important for men to address the elements that impact a good night’s sleep.
Children and Sleep: Getting Your Baby to Sleep Like a Baby
You’ve tried lullabies, rocking chairs, late night drives around the neighborhood and your baby still doesn’t sleep. At 3 a.m., your infant starts crying and won’t go back to sleep unless you bring him into bed with you. Your toddler gets up at 2 a.m. and turns on the TV— loud! Homework keeps your fifth grader awake past 10 p.m.And your teens are up until midnight and then sleeping through 8 AM algebra class.
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Sleep Tips
20% of Americans have sex less often or have lost interest in sex because they’re too sleepy.
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