Lois Maharg is a writer and researcher who has lived with insomnia since her teens. In her well-researched book, “The Savvy Insomniac”, Lois takes an ‘in depth tour through the world of the … Read more
Getting enough sleep is one back-to-school-resolution we’ve all broken before. With work and social life calling, and no parent to enforce curfew, it’s tough to catch enough Zs. Sleep is … Read more
A body of research is emerging to lend support to something every teenager is probably aware of – school starts too early! In the United States, this growing consensus is … Read more
In a picturesque Bavarian spa town, an ambitious and intriguing experiment is underway. The unlikely location for this civic project is Bad Kissingen, just south of the Rhon mountains in Germany. … Read more
For millions of years, our sleep habits have been dictated by the rising and setting of the sun. Like the rest of the animal kingdom, humans used to fall asleep … Read more
It’s been estimated that up to 80% of sleep apnea sufferers are either overweight or clinically obese. Despite this obvious correlation, weight loss programs are rarely advocated as a first line in … Read more
What is hypersomnia? Hypersomnia is a sleep disorder characterized by extreme sleepiness. It can cause excessive sleep during the day as well as prolonged sleeping hours during the night. Hypersomnia … Read more
It’s no wonder there are so many pervasive myths about sleep. Modern sleep research only really began in the middle of the 20th century, with the milestone discovery of REM sleep in the 1950s. Before … Read more
