Category: Sleep Deprivation

  We all know that getting enough sleep is good for us for all kinds of reasons. But did you know that good sleep helps avoid cognitive impairment? First, let’s acknowledge that a perfectly healthy person – even a young person – who pulls an all-nighter or is short on sleep for several nights will likely have some temporary concentration and memory challenges. Please don’t panic! That’s life. A good night’s sleep or two will have you right back to normal. But what we all want to fend off is a persistent shortage of quality sleep that can put us …

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It’s true. You may be microsleeping. Right now? Probably not, but it’s possible. Are you reading this late at night and struggling to comprehend? Are you reading the same sentence over and over but not getting much further? If so, you may be microsleeping. But microsleeping doesn’t just happen late at night when you should be in bed, asleep. It can happen any time of the day, and in almost any situation. Sounds embarrassing? It sure can be. “Hey. You okay?” “Hello? Anyone in there?” “Did you hear what I said?” If family members, coworkers, customers, store clerks, the mail …

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