The conventional wisdom is to reduce stress and get a good eight straight hours of sleep each night. Of course, that is easier said than done – especially given the inevitable stress that comes with everyday life. So what can you do to promote healthy sleeping habits and stave off the consequence of sleeplessness? The […]
As we saw in The Rhythms of Sleep, Part 1, our sleep-wake cycle is controlled by a finely tuned tug-of-war between an internal clock that keeps us on a 24-hour schedule, and a “sleep drive” that increases our appetite for sleep throughout our waking day. For most of human history, this arrangement worked fine. But […]
Women are exhausted. 67% of American women have trouble sleeping. Sleep disorders, common in almost 40 million Americans, are more common in women. According to the National Sleep Foundation 63% women, versus 54% men, struggle with sleep and feel sleepy throughout the day. Shifting hormone levels make it difficult for women to get the average […]
