Back to School Bedtime Summer break is an enjoyable and busy time for many young children and pre-teens. With the longer daylight hours, extended playtime often intrude into bedtime hours. For parents, getting your children back in the routine of school night bedtime is always a challenge. Here are a few tips from the National [...]
Sleep, Traveling & Avoiding Jet Lag Pretty much everyone has experienced jet lag, and had it affect work performance, vacation fun, or both. Jet lag is a circadian rhythm abnormality—a disruption in the human body clock—that occurs when you travel across time zones and find yourself out of synch with the local sleep/wake cycle. Jet [...]
Sleep is cheap: Invest to Improve Overall Health and Health Care The rising costs of health care paint a daunting picture for consumers, employers, insurers, doctors and hospitals alike. My modest proposal? The one thing everyone could use a little more of is sleep—for the sake of individual well-being and the economic wellness of our [...]
Men’s Health Risks and Sleep Loss – National Men’s Health Awareness We just completed National Men’s Health Awareness month, and it’s time for the “tough guys” to recognize the importance of sleep and the health risks associated with poor sleep habits. Sleep is a barometer of total body wellness. A lack of sleep can be [...]
