Browsing Tag: Sleep

Is there a best time to sleep? There is a saying that sleeping early and waking up early is good for your health.

So why are we all not sleep “experts,” laying down at night only to fall asleep, sound asleep, as soon as our head hits the pillow?

Does your holiday wish list include getting more sleep? With an increase in parties and get-togethers, increased food consumption and a general disruption of normal routines, the month of December can be exhausting.

Aside from long workdays, long commutes and also bringing work home.... are clearly interfering with American's sleep time.

Have you heard people say they just can't lose weight even when they nearly starve themselves? Ever felt that way yourself?

The sound current of Kirtan Sohila is designed to induce sleep. It tunes the brain to release from earthly thoughts and concerns. It creates the inner space in which one can relax and let go.

Loneliness is not only heartbreaking, it breaks up a normal night’s sleep, a new study shows. Researchers say compromised sleep may be one pathway by which feelings of loneliness adversely affect our health.

A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep describes how changes in sleep that occur over a five-year period in late middle age affect cognitive function in later life. The findings suggest that women and men who begin sleeping more or less than 6 to 8 hours per night are subject to an accelerated cognitive decline that is equivalent to four to seven years of aging.