https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4GVrVkvpmA Thanks to numerous studies, surveys and countless hours of research, we know that America overall could use more sleep. Thankfully, Daylight Savings has come to an end we all can make good on collecting an extra hour of snooze. According to the experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, there are serious […]
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How Sleep Loss Affects Your Face
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okVu2GYEP2w Chronic sleep loss can cause some physical changes that you may not agree with. A lack of shut-eye is often in the headlines for its ability to decline your looks. The effects of sleep deprivation on your face may not be all that apparent to you immediately, however we can assure you that the years […]
Why Sleep is the Key to Staying Young
The beauty industry makes billions of dollars each year as many people always want to look and feel their best. However, there is one answer to the fear of getting older that is absolutely free! Check out these reasons why sleep is the cheapest way to boost your health and keep you youthful that we […]
What Your Body Is Up To While You Snooze
Sleep is an amazing process that boosts our overall health and happiness. Have you ever wondered exactly happens while you snooze? Sleep restores your body every night to prepare for the next day. Here’s a list of how specific regions of your body are affected by sleep that we found on Body+Soul: Your eyes: As you […]
How to Share Your Bed Without Bedtime Crimes
Whether it’s stealing covers, snoring, or pushing our sleeping partner out of the bed, we are all guilty of committing bedtime crimes. These offenses may leave you considering separate beds, or even separate bedrooms, but there are some ways around the most common bedtime crimes. Social and behavioral scientist Dr. Wendy Troxel teamed up The […]
What Your Brain Was Up to While You Were Sleeping
Getting enough sleep is just as important your diet and physical activity, especially for our brains. Scientist haven’t quite been able to figure out exactly why we need sleep, but there are important functions and purposes that have been discovered. We know that during sleep our brains are hard at work preparing us for the […]
Start Making Sleep Important Tonight!
Take a moment to think about how you’ve been sleeping lately. Where does high-quality sleep fall on your list of priorities? Putting sleep first is a great way to improve your overall quality of life, inspiring creativity, happiness, productivity and boost your health. It can be hard to consistently tuck in for 7-9 hours each […]
Treating Insomnia Reduces Chronic Disease Risks
Consistently suffering from insomnia can make you more than just a little under the weather. Diabetes, hypertension, strokes, heart attacks, weight gain, poor brain health and even an earlier death have all been linked to a lack of sleep. Researchers have long thought that increased inflammation in the body that overtime becomes chronic due to […]
8 Reasons to Get to Sleep on Time Every Night
As the fall season line-up of TV shows approaches, many of us are going to be tempted to stay up longer in order not to miss anything. However, staying in tune with Scandal and Sleepy Hollow isn’t as essential to your health as 7-9 hours of high-quality sleep every night is! Dr. Robert Rosenburg of […]
Poor Sleep Linked to Poor Academic Performance in College
College students are notorious for poor sleep habits between maintaining classes, social lives, and possibly a job. However, a new small study was presented this year at SLEEP 2014 indicating that students who sleep poorly are more likely to get perform poorly academically and withdraw from courses, compared to students with healthy sleep habits. Data from more […]