Why Some People Can Sleep Through Noise
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010Some people can sleep through anything. Others not so much. Light sleepers who are easily awakened by noise have different brain rhythms than people who can sleep through it, according to a new study. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital found that the number of brain rhythms called spindles produced during a quiet night determines whether [...]
Green light can reset your internal body clock, affect sleep
Thursday, May 13th, 2010You might want to think twice about the glasses that block blue light, which can be found online as an aid to better sleep. Research shows that green light is just as key in resetting the body’s clock. The white light in our lives, whether from light bulbs or the sun, is a rainbow of [...]
8 Sleep-Better Foods
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009For years mom has told you that a glass of warm milk before bed is good for you, but it may keep you up, instead of put you to sleep. Thanks mom. It’s the protein in the milk that boosts alertness and the fat will slow your digestion, making your rest more fitful. Not great. [...]
Older Women May Sleep Better Than Men
Thursday, October 1st, 2009Men and women are vastly different. They mature different and they age differently. Turns out that they also sleep differently. Older women sleep longer and better than older men. A study of 956 people from age 59 to 79, finds that women reported less and poorer sleep than men on all of the self-reported measures, [...]
Not Enough Sleep May Raise Diabetes Risk
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009If you don’t get enough sleep on a recurring basis, and have a sedentary lifestyle and overeating, it may fuel the development of diabetes, according to the results of a new study. “Our findings suggest that combining the unhealthy aspects of the Westernized lifestyle with insufficient sleep may add to the risk of overweight and [...]
