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Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: What It Is and How It Affects Your Sleep and Health

Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: What It Is and How It Affects Your Sleep and Health

Revenge bedtime procrastination is something you probably do all the time but don’t realize it has a name or that it’s a major area of research. It refers to the habit of staying up late voluntarily and needlessly, even though...

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Does Tracking Your Sleep Really Help? The Pros & Cons of Sleep Trackers

I don’t know if you remember, but there was a time when we were all crazy about wearables. Fitbit was in its heyday and it made fitness tracking super popular. It was also around when sleep tracking started picking up. ...

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What Is Sleep Debt and How Does It Affect You?

Think of sleep as depositing money in a bank. Each time you sleep for 8 hours (or whatever time your body needs to feel rested), your account is all good. But fall short and your sleep account goes into the...

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Top 10 Natural Sleep Aids For Insomnia and Other Sleep Problems

There are severe cases of insomnia and other sleep disorders that warrant prescription medication. But for most people who are struggling to sleep well, there’s no need to go that far. There are plenty of natural products that can improve...

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Tips for Insomniacs: What To Do When You Can't Sleep At Night

One of the worst things to do when you can’t sleep at night is trying to force yourself to sleep. All that stuff about counting sheep or counting backwards from 100 usually doesn't work with insomnia. If anything, the more...

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What To Do When You Can't Sleep At Night (Don't Stay in Bed!)

One of the worst things to do when you can’t sleep at night is trying to force yourself to sleep. All that stuff about counting sheep or counting backwards from 100 usually doesn't work with insomnia. If anything, the more...

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5 Types of Polyphasic Sleep Patterns You Probably Shouldn't Try

You should, ideally, get 7-9 hours of sleep each night with few to no interruptions. This type of sleep where you snooze in one continuous segment is called monophasic sleep. Believe it or not, it is a surprisingly recent phenomena...

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What Is Biphasic and Polyphasic Sleep and Is It Good For You?

Most of us today are monophasic sleepers. That means we sleep for just one segment each day, typically during the nighttime hours. But this is a relatively modern sleep pattern.  From as early as the stone age and up to...

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How Napping During the Day Affects Your Sleep At Night

Daytime naps can be good or bad for your sleep at night depending on when you nap and how long you nap. Generally, a short nap (less than 30 minutes) taken earlier in the day is the best if you...

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