Cheng ChengDavid Anderson
I couldn’t sleep if I was in an unfamiliar bed, if the room wasn’t dark enough, the temperature had to be cool with no random noises or people talking near by, or any kind of movement around me. This was such an issue that any girl who stayed over my place had to sleep in a...
If you're dealing with sleep deprivation after having a baby, it's possible to compensate for some of what you've missed. When a person who's long been bereft of sleep finally gets some shut-eye, the brain will make up both deep and REM sleep, says Margaret Moline, PhD, director of...
What percentage of the population is sleep deprived? Studies show that35% of Americans get less than the recommended seven hours of sleepeach night. The situation has become serious enough for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)to declare insufficient sleepa‘public health problem...
If you're going to lose sleep over something, let that be it. Being sleep deprived for even just one night leaves you more than tired; it shortchanges you at the sleep bank. Withdraw too much without depositing back some quality nights of dozing and you've got what's called a sleep ...
You know the feeling of missing a few hours of precious sleep. That feeling of just being ‘off’. It can be downright demotivating or leave you feeling exhausted with every squat you make. But should you exercise when sleep deprived? And how do you combat sleepiness to find motivation to...
Air quality, sleep positions, sleepwalking and/or talking aside, let's just look at the numbers that most of us use when determining if we had a good night's sleep--the total hours of sleep. Most hours slept per night in the U.S. goes to Utah, with 7.82 hours of sleep on average...
The circadian clock is responsible for a ton of functions in our body. By depriving yourself of sleep, you disrupt these functions. And your professor certainly won’t appreciate it if you’re always late for classes because of an imbalanced sleep schedule. Want to know ...
This can create a vicious cycle where poor sleep leads to poor food choices, which can, in turn, lead to further weight gain. If you’re trying to lose weight, managing your sleep is just as important as managing your diet. Poor Decision-Making ...
Out of the three pillars of health, sleep seems to be the one most people are willing to give up in the name of productivity or entertainment. (5) But if there’s one thing most sleep experts can agree on, it’s that sleep isn’t really negotiable. Time and again, research has show...