In our fast-paced modern lives, where burnouts often are our badges of honor, and rest is a reward we have to earn painstakingly, many of us proudly claim to “get by” on five or six hours of sleep. We ...

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Sleep debt, also known as sleep deficit, sounds a little menacing. What is sleep debt, though? It doesn’t have anything to do with money loans or the economy. Sleep debt is basically another way of ...

My bed and I spend less time together than the experts say we should. Most nights, my head hits the pillow around 11:00 pm, and I’m up—without an alarm—at 5:30 am. That six and a half hours of shuteye ...

An admission: I’m one of those people who will entertain most things on the spiritual front. You think Mercury retrograde is ruining your life? I can relate. You had a gut feeling that turned out to ...

There's nothing like a good night’s sleep. Unfortunately, far too many Americans don’t get one on a regular basis. Sleep disorders have risen to widespread proportions in the U.S., and they go beyond ...