Sleep is funny? Well, yes…sometimes it is. And if ever we need a whole lot of funny – thank you very much 2020 – it’s now. Enjoy with me these funny sleep videos. Relax, laugh a little – or a lot! It’s good for you, and it might even help you sleep better. Wouldn’t that be funny? And here’s some more fun videos you might like to explore: Cute animals trying not to fall asleep Animals falling asleep – Ultimate Collection Sleeping to political speeches
Have you ever dreamed of someone after they died? Dr. Joshua Black had a vivid dream of his late father, and it changed the course of his life. One day, he and his father were planning to go to a hockey game together. His dad never showed up, and soon Joshua found out his dad had died suddenly. “It definitely destroyed me. It took all the joy out of my life.” But Dr. Black goes on to describe how a dream of his father, something he now calls a grief dream, helped him begin to cope with his loss. He …
Millions of people worldwide have been diagnosed with sleep apnea and they all have one thing in common: They all really hate their CPAP machines. But a new drug treatment may be on the horizon that could offer a real alternative to the effective but burdensome CPAP. The new treatment is being developed in Australia by a company called Snoretox Pty Ltd. in partnership with RMIT University in Melbourne. The technology would use molecules of tetanus toxin to restore muscle tone to the tissue around the upper airway. It would work in a very similar way to Botox which uses …
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William Dement may have been one of the greatest scientists nobody ever heard of. In 1953, as a young medical student, he helped change the way the world thought of sleep. Dement performed some of the first in depth studies using the electroencephalogram (EEG) to measure brain waves during sleep. Through a painstaking series of countless observations, he established the fundamental difference between REM and non-REM sleep and identified the basic stages of sleep which occur in predictable cycles throughout the night. He showed that sleep was not just a period when the body and brain shut down. It was …
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Sometimes you just can’t sleep. Genuinely, honest to goodness, flat out cannot sleep. All the hints, tips, tricks and special techniques are useless in these moments. It’s simply no good. You’ve stopped eating at 7:00 pm, turned the TV and devices off early, adjusted the thermostat a degree or two cooler, taken a relaxing bath or shower, sprayed lavender scent on your pillows, started a soothing nature audio on your sound machine, put on your comfy cotton jammies and your sleeping mask and climbed into bed… …and still you lie there awake for unending minutes, hours, days, weeks, years. Okay, …
Stress. Anxiety. Worry. Disquietude. Whatever you call them, many of us have been closed in the house with these monsters as our close companions for these past weeks and now months. Many others have been carrying the beasts around on their backs as they go out and confront possible danger to do their essential work every day. Now we’re grappling with constantly conflicting thoughts. Are my family and I safer continuing to stay in and avoid exposure to COVID-19? Shouldn’t I get back out there and make a living so I can take care of my responsibilities? If we open …
Are we sleeping differently during this pandemic? What a time we are living in. Our world changed practically overnight, and it remains to be seen when it will go back to normal, not to mention what normal will look like as this crisis passes. Anyone who is battling this awful virus, or who has a loved one who is, it is taking over their life. And for the heartbreaking thousands of people around the world who have lost their lives and for all those who lost them, the ravage of this pandemic is permanent. Keeping ourselves and our families safe …
It’s that time of year again! World Sleep Day 2020 is Friday, March 13th. Wait… You haven’t heard of World Sleep Day?? Oh well, that’s understandable. Most people haven’t heard of this rather obscure annual event. In the grand scheme of things, it may not seem like a very important thing to recognize with it’s own special day. And it may not be something that feels all that urgent to give your attention to or act on in your busy life. Even if we don’t send out World Sleep Day greeting cards, emails, Facebook posts, or buy World Sleep Day …
I remember growing up my mom telling me to be careful with my back. Of course, I thought I was invincible. I was young, strong, flexible, and nothing hurt. I could lie on the floor on my stomach for hours, reading, talking on the phone, or watching TV. No problem, no pain. I could fall asleep in any position and wake up feeling fine. Ah, youth. Mom sometimes suffered from back pain, and when she saw me lifting something heavy or heaving stuff around as kids will do…at least, I did…she worried I would hurt myself right then, or that …
Is there really a month when we are most tired? A time of the year when we manage to get even less sleep than usual? And if so, would you guess that month is January? I was surprised, because I get my best sleep during the cold winter months. I’ve sung the praises of cold weather sleeping in Baby, It’s Cold Outside! a couple of years ago. I love winter sleeping! But in going a little deeper, January outperforming on tiredness levels does make some sense. In January, we are just coming off the busy – and exhausting – holiday …