sleep

While the technological advancements of the Smartphone might be helping you keep your busy life somewhat organized, new research suggests that it might actually be putting it in disarray by causing you to lose sleep.

Taking a midday snooze has been shown to increase alertness, focus and concentration. But just how long should your power nap be?

Everybody has to wake up at least one time every day. So you’d think we’d be good at it.

It’s long been understood that darkness is most conducive to a good night’s sleep and helps spur the production of sleep-causing chemicals, but doctors recently revealed just how disruptive sleeping with lights on can be to a person’s health.

Turns out those chirpy morning people really are happier than night owls — a new study says that as we get older, we tend to shift to more of a daytime schedule, and that it makes us more cheerful people overall.

Sleeping in the same bed with a partner can sometimes be a pain, especially if one of you steals blankets or you can’t agree on how hot or cold the room should be. But a growing body of research suggests sharing a bed can actually be good for your health.

Looks like there’s actually a really good reason so many networks have comedians hosting late-night shows: laughing producing melatonin, a hormone that helps us sleep.

I don't know if you're familiar with the term "Narcolepsy". What It boils down to is pretty much, the individual with it is not capable of controlling when it goes to sleep. Where ever it is, it just drops.

In a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, researchers have proved that lack of sleep is a contributing factor in weight gain.

I probably should have titled this piece 5 simple things you forgot about doing and that's why you're going to wake up dead sooner than you want to. I didn't call it that because it would confuse the entire Internet and there are actually a few more than 5 things you can do.

What makes you fall asleep? How do you turn your mind off so your body can relax and fall into a blissful state of slumber? I think I have what you've been looking for.

Sleep, along with water are the two things we as Americans are needing the most of. How many times have you said to a friend, "if I could just take a nap", only to have them nod their heads in total agreement. Why are we sleep deprived? It could be we don't know when we need to go to bed. Well we have your bedtime answer right here.

I'm sure you, like myself, have had problems with getting a new pet to go to sleep! Especially puppies! They're so much work. It's play, play, play, bark, whine, sleep, eat, then play some more! How the heck are you supposed to get them calmed down when you need to go to sleep?

Brad and I both said, "Never!" When do you make your bed?

Have you noticed how items that are supposed to make our lives easier almost always wind up being bad for us too? For example the microwave oven, it makes preparing food faster, but most of us it for making popcorn and junk food.

How does that coffee commercial go that Rascal Flatts sang?  The best part of waking up....Well based upon what we hear on the Bruce and the Kennel Club show and what you post Tracy Wirtz Face Book , you don't look forward to waking up. We've got some suggestions on how you can start the day with a smile and loads of energy to take on the day!

I am sure the first thing that popped into your head after reading that headline was YES! Do you remember back in pre-school and kindergarten how nap time always seemed like such a drag? When you were little your Mom always wanted you to take a nap remember that? I think it is the ultimate sign of maturity to know that a nap is needed. I can tell you from my experience not only are naps needed but

Do you wake up and think: Come on, just a few more minutes?  Yeah same here, that's why I hit the SNOOZE button!  But here are some reasons you really should hit that button...

If you wake up in the middle of I-10 with cars buzzing by you really fast you probably needed more sleep. If you're in the middle of that operation and your head falls into the incision, you probably need more sleep. If you're at your child's school play and you doze off, well you're probably just a parent doing the best you can do. Lack of sleep is a  major problem in America, here are some signs

When we were kids we just ran and played all day and that was enough to send us drifting off into a deep sleep all night long. Now it seems like as adults we are doing more, but more with our brains than our bodies and it's hard to shut the mind off just because the head hits the pillow...