A study of 62 teenagers showed that sleeping for between seven-and-a-half and eight-and-a-half hours a night kept insulin and blood sugar at the optimum level. Spending less or more time in bed increased the chance of raised glucose levels, while a lower amount of deep sleep caused insulin levels to drop, according to researc…

Learn how an afternoon snooze can help boost your health, alertness and more… Experts recommend that adults get seven to eight hours of sleep a night, but for most of us, life often gets in the way of the best bedtime intentions. Whether it’s due to a new baby at home or because you’ve been [...]

Caution: your wireless devices could lead to sleepless nights and that can be very dangerous. Losing sleep can make you more prone to serious health conditions. One study shows not sleeping for more than 20 hours, then getting behind the wheel, can make you as impaired as someone who is legally drunk. Stephanie Lynn was [...]…

“You’re getting very sleepy.” Those words that are attributed to old-time hypnotists would be music to the ears of someone who suffers from insomnia. Nighttime wakefulness, the inability to go to sleep or waking too early in the morning are constant companions to tens of millions of Americans, making them less able to f…

Most people think sleep is not that important. After all, you aren’t really doing anything while you’re asleep, right? Wrong. The time you spend sleeping is when your body takes care of repair and maintenance that keeps you healthy and functioning at your best. Lack of sleep has been associated with a number of he…