sleep deprivation

We all know how good naps are, some might go as far as saying that naps are better than coffee. Long nights and days lead to short sleeps and drowsy mornings. Most workplaces have espresso machines which have now become pillars of…

According to a report of the World Health Organization (WHO), insomnia torments between ten and fifteen percent of the people in the USA. However, if you find it difficult to fall asleep at night or wake up at 2 or 3 am and then can’t go…

There are a number of reasons why anxiety attacks occur, and if you have issues with anxiety, you might want to take a look at these common anxiety triggers: 1. Losing your way People who have a specific “vision” for how their life is…

In an increasingly-connected world, it can be difficult to get young adults to understand the benefits of disconnecting from time to time. Research has shown, however, in multiple studies across a variety of populations accounting for a…

As someone who eschewed sleep for most of my undergraduate years, I always find it interesting that we still don’t know precisely why we need sleep. Science can figure out a lot about sleep: what it helps us do, what happens if we don’t get…

We’ve all tested and failed the old adage about grocery shopping when hungry, right? Doing so usually results in buying a lot of stuff you don’t need, namely junk food. There’s even a study that shows the ruinous results. Now science has…

Anytime I am around anyone under the age of, oh let's say 25, I am astonished by how much time they spend glued to screens. Phone screens. Tablet screens. Tv screens. It's almost as if you out a moving image on a flat surface, people can't…

Ah sleep, the big ZZZZZ. I can never seem to have enough of it. Sometimes it literally feels like I'm not getting any. With a rowdy toddler in tow, sometimes I wonder if there is any point trying to sleep at all? So I decided to research …

If there is one thing I consider myself to really be good at, it would have to be my ability to nap. I can nap anywhere, anytime, and my naps really DO recharge my batteries better than you'd assume. I can go from being drop-dead tired to…

On average, I get about six hours of broken sleep every night (if I am lucky) and have been severely sleep deprived for around three and a half years now. This is due to my toddler, who is still in the process of settling into his own room…