Banish bedroom blues to sleep well From Gilgamesh via “The Princess and the Pea” to Al Pacino in Insomnia, our relationship with sleep has long been a source of mystery and – when elusive – of torment.
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Huffington Magazine This Week: Battle of the Beds In this week’s issue, Gregory Beyer and Eleazar Meléndez spotlight a trend in hotel service across the country: ensuring that guests enjoy a better night’s sleep.
The Napping Revolution It’s a fact of life: Nonstop work e-mail chains, after-dark texts, and full-DVR temptation are cutting ever deeper into the late-night hours previously earmarked for sleep. And according to the National Sleep Foundation, women are hardest hit, reporting higher incidences of nighttime wake-ups and daytime drowsiness than their male counterparts.
The Case For Moving Daylight Saving Time When we turned our clocks forward one hour earlier Sunday morning to mark the start of Daylight Saving Time, it was with more than a little anxiety. We’re well-versed in the all-too-real risks of getting too little sleep, and yes, that one lost hour can make a difference.
Daylight-saving linked to wacky behavior Don’t be surprised if you’re acting a tad wacky Sunday. You’ll have plenty of company. Blame it on daylight-saving time. Losing that one measly hour when the clock lurches forward from 2 to 3 a.m.
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Soften the Shock! Most Americans Favor Moving Daylight Saving Time From Sunday to Saturday NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – Feb 19, 2013) – Nearly 70% of Americans responding to a recent survey from Sleepy’s think they’ve found the answer to the annual post-DST sluggishness. They favor moving the time change from 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning to […]
Give It a Rest: Tips for Improving Sleep Feeling rested this morning? If the question itself elicits a yawn and a tighter grip on the coffee cup, you’re not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 40.6 million American workers – 30% of the civilian workforce – sleep fewer than six hours […]
Go Ahead, Hit the Snooze Button Turns out a good night’s rest is good for business. One-third of American workers aren’t sleeping enough to function at peak levels, and that chronic exhaustion is costing billions of dollars in lost productivity, according to researchers from Harvard Medical School. Managers at a growing number of companies, among […]