The Quick Fix: Napping
Studies show that not only will you feel better almost immediately, says Sara Mednick, Ph.D., a sleep medicine researcher at the University of California at San Diego and author of Take a Nap! Change Your Life, but a daily nap of between 20 and ... [... more]
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Does Online Sleep Therapy Work?
Does online sleep therapy work? You can bet your Yves Delorme sheets it does. What's more, it's cheaper, more private, more convenient, and available when you have the time -- not when a therapist 10 miles away can give you an appointment. In a ... [... more]
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Keep Allergies at Bay and Sleep Better
Not only does the sheer misery induced by allergy symptoms keep you awake at night, but your body's immunological response to those allergens disrupts the systems set up to regulate your sleep. So the key to a good night's sleep is to keep ... [... more]
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Asleep at the Wheel
Nate Pickett, a 23-year-old insulation sales rep, had just finished lunch and was leaving Tooele, Utah, in his small pickup truck, headed for his next job. It was about 2 p.m., and he was driving on a long stretch of highway when his head began ... [... more]
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Restless Legs Syndrome
Restless legs syndrome is a condition that ranges from a creepy-crawly sensation that runs up and down your legs to quivers, jerks, pins and needles, numbness, pain, or a burning sensation. It affects millions of individuals every day, and their ... [... more]
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How Bad Is Your Sleep Problem?
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Your Sleep and Menstrual Log
Here are the questions you should be asking yourself. Download this free printable menstrual log and record your answers on a daily basis for three months. Our printables are PDF files that require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Acrobat ... [... more]
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Meet the Authors
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Narcolepsy Symptoms and Strategies
When Gloria dozed off in the front pew of her Spring Hill, Florida, church for the fourth Sunday in a row, she was mortified. Reassured that she hadn't made anything more than a gentle snuffling sound, she relaxed. And promptly fell ... [... more]
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Counting Endless Sheep
Perhaps you are among the estimated 40% of adults who experience insomnia, the most common sleep disorder in the United States. It can involve difficulty in falling asleep, waking up and having a hard time getting back to sleep, or awakening too ... [... more]
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Less Sleep, More Energy
Patricia Prattis Jennings, 63, first took Provigil during a 2003 trip to Europe. Her doctor thought the drug -- meant to help users suffering from a lack of sleep stay awake without jittery side effects -- might counteract the jet lag that had ... [... more]
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Best Remedies for Insomnia
There's more to insomnia than just trouble falling asleep. Some people fall asleep just fine but wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep. Others sleep through the night but wake too early in the morning. And still others ... [... more]
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