sleep optimization

1-minute tip: Your bedroom and good sleep

Today, we begin sharing with you quick-read sleep tips that get straight to the point. In this entry, we give you some things to consider...

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Thank goodness for the "fall back" time change

Or why that extra hour of sleep is so good for you! It's now becoming general knowledge that the time change in spring, or the springing...

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Mattress tips for back pain

Today, we talk about mattresses and back pain.... and this post will be short and sweet! A recent systematic review of 39 studies,...

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Is it better for your sleep to have a partner or not in bed?

Well, it seems that it really depends upon who that partner is. According to a study by Fuentes et al. (2022), at the University of...

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"Changing your chronotype is like changing your hair" - Mayra Carlos Lazo, MD

Do you think you can change from being a night owl to a morning lark? Do you think a morning lark can change into a night owl? Well,...

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Learn how to sleep well as a night owl

Night owls are truly cool. They are creative and kind of do better on IQ tests (for what that's worth). They also tend to have greater...

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Why is sleep important for cognitive health?

Growing up, it is likely that you would have heard your teachers say, "Make sure to sleep well," on the night before an exam. In fact,...

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Why would you need a sleep coach to sleep well?

After years of sleep app and sleep onset research and development, the Somnolence+ Initiative began to provide sleep consulting services,...

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How morning larks can stay up for New Year's Eve and other celebrations...

New Year's Eve is one of the few times of the year when the rest of the world parties with the night owl... well, Christmas, yes, in...

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Are Night Owls Lazy and Unambitious?

I think it's time to put to rest a stereotype, the one of the lazy night owl. In fact, in comparison to morning larks, night owls tend to...

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Are You a Fake Night Owl?

Night owls are a very specific "breed", and many myths exist about them. One of the biggest myths out there is that being a night owl is...

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7 Work-From-Home Tips to Support Productivity and Sleep

Earlier this year, I wrote about how working from home has been a really good thing for many night owls, many of whom are sleeping a...

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What Should Be the Default "Standard" Time?

Have you heard about the discussion on doing away with our annual springing forward to daylight savings time (DST) and falling back to...

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Sleep Sounds...

People often wonder about what they can do in lieu of watching TV or scrolling through social media. Well, there's always music...

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Nightmares...

So, here are a few tips that you might want to help yourself overcome nightmares and sleep well..

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For some night owls, "lockdown" mode has a surprising benefit...

Over the course of this pandemic, I have observed that some night owls ...

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Why I strongly dislike "spring forward"...

The change to daylight saving time (DST) has happened. It has been a few days now. How are you liking it?

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Jet lag is a drag...

With travel being such a big part of contemporary life, many of us have now experienced jet lag. How do you deal with jet lag?

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A nightcap before you go to sleep?

Do alcohol and sleep go together? Can you have that glass of wine or nightcap?

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To nap or not to nap?

To nap or not to nap? Does sleep hygiene recommend napping? How does napping affect your sleep at night?

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