Power napping is undoubtedly a skill. Not all of us are able to drop off for 30 minutes in the middle of the day, even when we’re exhausted. But those of us who can nap reap considerable benefits to their health, productivity and brain power. And it turns out there’s actually a perfect time of …
LATE JULY. New York City. A bedroom on the top floor of a four-story building in which I installed an air conditioner with several thousand too few BTUs. I barely know what a BTU is. The temperature that day reached into the upper 90s Fahrenheit, with humidity just short of actual water. The tiny weak air …
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Getting diagnosed with any disease is scary and stressful, even if you’re immediately put on medication and have a treatment plan in place. Just the thought that your body is not functioning properly elicits concern. What if there are complications? What if you’re part of the 2 percent of people who don’t get better? But …
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Struggling to get some good night sleep? Think it is something with your mind that is keeping you up? According to a latest study, your sleep deprivation may not have anything to do with your brain, but a switch outside the brain, monitoring which can bring your much needed sleep back. Researchers at University of …
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It’s that time of the night again: you set your alarm, tuck yourself in and turn out the lights. But maybe you don’t fall asleep right away. So, you pick up your phone, take a little scroll through Instagram or play a few rounds of Candy Crush, and maybe even make a move in Words …
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At the turn of the century, Sigmund Freud suggested dreams were a window into our unconscious minds, wishes that we held while we were awake and expressed while we were asleep. Since then, we’ve learned how to study dreams and even pinpoint when a sleeping person might be dreaming. But there are still unanswered questions about why …
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“During sleep, your brain processes information and experiences to lay down new memories, your muscles and joints recover from constant use during the day, and you produce increased amounts of growth hormone to boost cell renewal and tissue repair,” explains nutritionist and health writer Dr Sarah Brewer for Furniture Choice. “But while you’re asleep, your voluntary …
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By now, the connection between sleep and weight gain has been well established. Numerous studies have provided evidence that sleeping too little — less than five hours — messes with your hormones, slows down your metabolism and reprograms your body to eat more. But just how serious are the consequences in terms of numbers? A new study published …
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The reason your smartphone ruins your sleep is basically because your body is a big dumb machine that still thinks it’s living in caveman times. Back in those days the sun would set and your body, sensing darkness, would release the sleep hormone melatonin. At sunrise, sensing bright light (via photoreceptors in your eyes called intrinsically photosensitive …
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