An August edition of the online publication Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reports an interesting sleep study that shows similarities between the effects of sleep deprivation and sleep restriction. The researchers hail from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who used rats in their sleep research. Sleep-restriction is generally considered to be a very short period [...]
Sleep researchers are discovering more and more each day about the mysteries surrounding sleep. There are so many things we still don’t understand: What causes us to sleep? What helps us sleep well? These questions are among thousands that researchers puzzle over in their endless search for the answers to sleep. One way researchers hope [...]
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A new study was recently published in the journal Neuroscience, that shows a significant link between brain energy and sleep. The research was performed on rats, and revealed that during the initial stages of sleep there is a dramatic increase in cellular energy levels in brain regions that are active during waking hours. The findings [...]
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You may be used to us preaching constantly about healthy sleep habits. We’ve barraged you with advice, screaming at the top of our lungs: “Manage your stress!”, “Eat the right foods!”, “Get regular exercise!”, “Eliminate light in the bedroom!”. It gets pretty annoying, we know. Our Dream Water articles are not meant to lecture you [...]
The popular shopping channel QVC recently quizzed 3,000 adults from the UK about their sleep habits. According to the results of the TV’s stations sleep quiz, the British are sleeping only about 6 hours a night – a statistic that shows us that Americans are not alone in their lack of sleep! Their reasons for [...]
One thing we all love, and probably don’t get enough of, is the almighty power nap! In a recent article from Dr. Maoshing Ni, a renowned “Longevity Exerpt,” it is said that power naps can actually save your life. As many medical documents and statistics have shown, the leading killers of Americans is coronary heart [...]
This is a record that I definitely do NOT want to break anytime soon. Yikes! Randy Gardner of San Diego, CA, is the proud holder of the record for intentionally staying awake for the longest period of time without the help of stimulants. Yep, that’s right – he intentionally stayed awake for as long as [...]
