Browsing: Sleep deprivation

It’s no secret that sleep is one of the most important things you can do for your health. Extensive research over the past decade has shown…

Caroline Tompkins/Refinery29, Getty Images When trying to develop healthy habits, awareness usually helps. So it’s easy to see why sleep tracking devices that claim to reveal…

Emir Mehmedovsky/Getty Images It may not be surprising, for example, that hormonal fluctuations such as during puberty and menopause can negatively impact sleep. But our hormones…

Trying to sleep through jet lag may not actually workIakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP via Getty Images Soon after our relationship started, my husband started taking photos of me…

Paul Brigginshaw/Millennium Images, UK What’s the difference between time spent in bed and bank balance? No, this isn’t the start of a terrible joke – and…

Steven Puetzer/Getty Images How did you sleep last night? Your reaction may vary depending on how long you were in bed, how long you turned over,…

Would I feel better if I got some more sleep? Maybe – but that’s not guaranteed. We know how much sleep the average person needs, but…

During sleep, your brain eliminates toxins that have accumulated throughout the day.Robert Reeder/Getty Images Sleeping pills may help you doze off, but the sleep you get…

Martin Parr/Magnum Photos Snoring has ruined many a night’s sleep and many a relationship. Trying to sleep next to a snoring partner is, well, a pain.…