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COVID stay-at-home practices provide a unique opportunity for researchers to study changes in sleep habits with fewer external restrictions. A recent study looked at how changes brought on by stay-at-home conditions lined up with peoples’ preferred sleep patterns. Study: Chronotype refers to individual differences in when a person naturally feels the sleepiest and when they naturally feel the most alert during a
What Are the Benefits of Sleeping With a Partner? Do you love the idea of having a bed partner next to you till death do you part? Or is the idea conjuring thoughts of interrupted
You change into comfy pajamas, tuck in for the night, and drift off. Suddenly, you’re up at 3am on a Saturday. Not what you planned, but you can’t fall back asleep. Why is that? Going through the sleep stages When you sleep, your body cycles
How many hours in your life do you think you’ve spent sleeping? How many hours in your life do you think you’ve spent learning about sleep? Even though sleep is a major part of our
Despite the recent increase in global awareness about germs and hygiene, the winter months still breed the common cold and flu. If you’re one of the unlucky ones to contract these winter ailments, the best
What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is a focus on the present while being aware of your moment-to-moment thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, and environment. This is done by paying attention to experience without judging how you’re feeling
It can be difficult realizing what you have until it’s gone, and the same can be said for a good night’s sleep. Particularly for women, there can be changes through the years that can interfere
It’s that time of the year when it’s dark in the morning when you get up and dark when you’re done with the work day. Plus, for many, winter means gray days and little sunshine between the
New year, new goals. If you were thinking about cutting back on alcohol as a resolution, consider joining the millions of people participating in Dry January. What is Dry January? Simply put, Dry January is
