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By Posted on Posted in Sleep Deprivation, Sleep Obstacles, Uncategorized

Sometimes it seems like caregiving and sleep just don’t go together. When you’re caring for another person, it can feel like there’s not enough time in any 24-hour period to get it all done, much less get any decent amount of sleep. And once you do lie down and try, your brain may be so filled with lists of things you still need to do, it can be tough to relax and let go. Whether it’s a sick child, a spouse with an illness or injury, or an aging or injured parent, we tend to put their needs before our …

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By Posted on Posted in Pain, Sleep Obstacles

    Pain is one of the most difficult things to cope with in life. The fact that pain so often prevents you from sleeping well, or sometimes at all, is a double insult. Researchers have found there is a correlation between lack of adequate sleep and pain tolerance. A 2022 study published in the medical journal Sleep Medicine Reviews states: “Sleep loss leads to increased pain perception in people with and without chronic pain. As sleep is a modifiable factor, improving sleep has potential clinical implications for pain management in individuals with concurrent sleep disturbance and chronic pain.” It …

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By Posted on Posted in Sleep, Sleep Science

Sleep researchers are hard at work all the time trying to learn more about sleep. Everything from what sleep actually is, to why we sleep, to how different animals and even insects sleep is being looked at. So what are we learning about sleep? We’ve collected some of the most recent findings in the world of sleep research and science. Research suggests people in industrialized world sleep more than those in more primitive societies We hear a lot about how modern sleepers aren’t getting the quality or the quantity of sleep we need. Much of the blame has been put …

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By Posted on Posted in Falling Asleep, Help Sleeping, Uncategorized

Falling asleep can be tough. When you have a lot on your mind, it’s hard to let go of it all just because you settle into your bed for the night. If that sounds familiar, you might be able to use cognitive games to help you fall asleep. That feeling of your mind spinning around, worrying, thinking about what you need to do, dreading the next day – it’s known by various names. Monkey mind, mental chatter, restless mind, racing thoughts. Whatever you call it, when it keeps you up at night, it’s bad. There are plenty of techniques that …

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By Posted on Posted in Falling Asleep, Stress

 via GIPHY Is it true that there are ways you could breathe for better sleep? If you’re struggling with sleep, breathing differently may seem too simple. After all, we spend millions of dollars here in the U.S. every year trying to solve our sleep issues. Not to mention the millions of other currencies spent around the world. Sleep seems to be a problem for a lot of us, wherever we lay our heads. But breathing? We all breathe all day and all night. How can that be the solution? Turns out it’s all in the way we breathe. Controlled …

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By Posted on Posted in Falling Asleep

Ahh, summer. Whether you’re ready for cooler weather and glad to see the kids back in school, or you’re lamenting the fading of the warm and slower paced days, there’s just something about a peaceful summer night. The sun sinks and disappears, the air cools and softens, and the daytime sounds of activity become a low hum of settling in for the night. What you hear now are leaves rustling in the breeze, crickets and katydids chirping and buzzing, frogs singing their rhythmic nighttime songs in the nearby lapping lake or trickling stream. Okay, okay. I know. That’s an idyllic …

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By Posted on Posted in Bed, Self Care

  Have you heard of bed rotting? Sounds gross, doesn’t it? Whether or not you’ve heard the trendy phrase, you are surely familiar with the notion. Maybe you’ve even done it. According to Health.com: “A booming new trend sweeping TikTok involves staying in bed for extended periods—not to sleep, but to do passive activities like eating snacks, watching TV, and scrolling through devices. The fad has been dubbed ‘bed rotting.’ ” It’s not a new concept. Plenty of us have either done it or fantasized about doing it. I don’t think I’ve ever spent an entire day in bed unless …

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