Is back pain keeping you awake at night? Or does your partner’s tossing and turning keep you up? As Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale likes to say, “Feed opportunities, starve problems.” In fact, if you visit Gallery Furniture’s I-45 location, you’ll see that saying posted in view of McIngvale’s desk, near the front of the store. […]
Australian researchers say that children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can improve their symptoms with better sleep at night. Their results showed that combining a behavioral sleep intervention with helping parents learn methods to better deal with behavioral problems related to ADHD can lead to daytime improvement of symptoms. Reuters tells us that during their […]
Thanks to the start of Daylight Saving Time, we all lost an hour of our precious sleep last night. Now, this change may not seem like much, but according to The Huffington Post, the Monday after the clock moves forward is associated with an increased number of car accidents, heart attacks and work-related injuries. Even […]
Do you have difficulty falling asleep every night? You aren’t alone! According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, an estimated 60 million people in our nation battle insomnia on any given night. However, poor sleep isn’t doing you any favors as it makes days seem much longer, stressful and increases your health […]
Sleep may sound like an easy task, but it can take some work to truly get the quality rest you deserve. As the field of sleep medicine continues to grow and the benefits of Grade A snooze being recognized around the world, you may be holding on to false beliefs about how to get back […]
Sticking to a daily routine that includes waking up and falling asleep at the same time everyday can be difficult amongst life’s chaos. Nonetheless, daily routines revolving around eating and sleeping may be more beneficial to our mental health than we realize. According to new research published in the journal eLife, staying consistent with our […]
While meditation is a common practice, it can be frustrating to know exactly where to start and to stay focused in the beginning. However, you may want to at least try some of the basics, as mediating can help you relax and collect deeper, refreshing sleep. Mediating all about staying present in the moment and […]
Sleep disturbances, or waking up in the middle of the night, is a sure sign of poor shut-eye. According to new research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference, depression is linked to nighttime sleep disturbances after surviving a stroke. The American Heart Association tells us that scientists studied a total of 282 […]
According to researchers at the University of Adelaide, parents and doctors should not give children melatonin to battle their sleep issues. As a natural hormone in our body that helps us feel sleepy and stay asleep at the right times, melatonin as triggered by darkness and plays a role in keeping our circadian rhythm in […]
According to a new study, a short nap can do so much more than boost your energy, creativity, memory and productivity. It can help strengthen your immune system and relieve stress, especially if you are running low on snooze from the night before. Published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, researchers […]
