There are more than 60 million insomnia sufferers in the USA, costing the healthcare industry billions of dollars. Too often people dismiss insomnia, not realizing just how severe the problem is. In fact, some may say it’s an epidemic. Although insomnia affects both men and women, women tend to suffer Read more…
The routine you normally follow at bedtime before going to sleep is basically what experts call sleep hygiene. If you pull all-nighters on a regular basis thinking you can make up for all that lost sleep on weekends, you have poor sleep hygiene. On the other hand, if you consistently Read more…
The average American does not get an adequate amount of sleep every night. In a society of shift workers falling into the habit of sleeping less can have some pretty bad repercussions if it continues for long. Are you sleep deprived? What are the consequences of not getting enough sleep? Read more…
For a large portion of the population the REM stage of sleep is the deepest stage where most dreaming occurs. It is marked by rapid eye movements, which the name comes from. People transition in and out of this stage periodically throughout the night. The opposite is true for individuals Read more…
A healthy individual normally sleeps 7 – 8 hours per night and is awake for roughly 16 hours. When this normal pattern is disrupted, it can cause problems in other areas of the person’s life. It makes it hard for them to carry on living a normal life because they Read more…