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True or False: Sleep
Read More: True or False: SleepMarch is National Sleep Awareness Month. I was staring at my bedroom ceiling at 3 a.m. when I had a very rational thought: The movies I grew up with are gaslighting my sleep. Hear me out: In Sleeping Beauty, princess Aurora falls into a deep slumber โ but itโs a curse. She wasnโt even supposed…
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Sleeping Pills May Harm Your Brain
Read More: Sleeping Pills May Harm Your BrainMarch is National Sleep Awareness Month. For most of my life, sleep has been simple. As a kid, my dad would read me a bedtime story โ usually โThe Giving Treeโ โ and Iโd be asleep before the Boy took all the treeโs branches. (That book is deep, BTW.) And I could sleep anywhere. From…
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Mouth Breathers Beware: Mouth Taping May Not Be the Fix You Think It Is
Read More: Mouth Breathers Beware: Mouth Taping May Not Be the Fix You Think It IsIf putting a piece of tape over your mouth before bed sounds more hostage-y than helpful, youโre not alone. We have anxious boob sweat just thinking about it. But a lot of people are giving lip service to mouth tape for better sleep. The viral trend has more than 40 million views on TikTok and…
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Treatment Options for Insomnia
Read More: Treatment Options for InsomniaIs it ironic to write a story about insomnia treatments after youโve been tossing and turning all night? I think so. But I know my restless night was just that โ a restless night. Insomnia, however, is more than just a restless night. Itโs a serious sleep disorder. โItโs not just about being unable to…
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After I Tore My ACL, My Sleep Went Downhill
Read More: After I Tore My ACL, My Sleep Went DownhillAs told to Erica Rimlinger March is Sleep Awareness Month. Have you ever counted sheep to fall asleep? My approach was a little different on nights before big races. Iโd shut my eyes and instead of counting sheep, Iโd start counting gates in a race course. Iโd visualize the downhill course from the starting gate…
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How to Get a Good Nightโs Sleep
Read More: How to Get a Good Nightโs SleepMedically reviewed by Smita Patel, D.O.
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I Thought I Conquered Insomnia. Then I Didnโt Sleep for Four Days.
Read More: I Thought I Conquered Insomnia. Then I Didnโt Sleep for Four Days.As told to Erica Rimlinger The night we buried my father, I didnโt sleep. The second night after his death, I walked until I was exhausted, and I didnโt sleep. The third night, my brain buzzed with an incredible, spiritual connection to my father. I outlined three books and four business ideas, and I didnโt…
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Alzheimer’s, Anxiety, Brain health, Depression, Fatigue, Insomnia, mental health, Self-Care, sleep, Sleep disorders
This Is Your Brain on No Sleep
Read More: This Is Your Brain on No SleepThe day after not sleeping well, you may feel a little foggy, a bit hungrier than normal, slower to react, irritable and perhaps even a bit down in the dumps. Or you may feel perfectly fine โ even finer if you’re fueling up with caffeine. Whether you notice yourself feeling off or you feel nothing…
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The Day After a Bad Nightโs Sleep
Read More: The Day After a Bad Nightโs SleepMedically reviewed by Dr. Smita Patel
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El insomnio no es solo una molestia. Puede tener efectos graves en tu salud.
Read More: El insomnio no es solo una molestia. Puede tener efectos graves en tu salud.La primera vez que Erika Zar visitรณ a un doctor por su incapacidad para dormir o por insomnio, tenรญa 9 aรฑos. โRecuerdo principalmente que me preguntรณ cuรกntas bebidas gaseosas tomรฉโ, dijo. Desafortunadamente, el doctor no pudo ayudarla. El insomnio de Erika continuรณ hasta su vida adulta, empeorando sus problemas de salud mental. โPor muchos aรฑos…
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More on Melatonin
Read More: More on MelatoninAre you one of the one in three Americans who struggle to get the recommended amount of sleep? As sleep problems are made worse by pandemic stresses, many are turning to popular sleep aids, such as melatonin supplements, to help catch Zโs. According to NielsenIQ, Americans spent over a billion dollars on melatonin supplements last…
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Insomnia Isnโt Just an Annoyance. It Can Have Serious Effects on Your Health.
Read More: Insomnia Isnโt Just an Annoyance. It Can Have Serious Effects on Your Health.The first time Erika Zar saw a doctor about her inability to sleep, or insomnia, she was 9 years old. โI mostly remember him asking questions about how much soda I drank,โ she said. Unfortunately, the doctor wasnโt able to help her. Zarโs insomnia followed her into adulthood, worsening her mental health problems along the…
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My Quest for Uninterrupted Sleep
Read More: My Quest for Uninterrupted SleepIt usually happens slowly. Like the corner of a shade being lifted in a blackened room, letting in a sliver of light, thoughts about what I need to get done and my children away at college creep into the edge of my sleeping brain. I can feel them as little shards of light poking at…
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Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Insomnia
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About InsomniaMedically reviewed by Dr. Smita Patel Anyone can have trouble sleeping now and then, but if it happens a lot, you may have a sleep disorder called insomnia โ and millions of Americans fall into this category. We spoke with Dr. Smita Patel, an integrative neurologist and sleep medicine physician and member of HealthyWomenโs Womenโs…
