February 11th, 2010
We have all heard of the famous Thanksgiving turkey making you sleepy, and a lot of myths about sleep that you can only wonder as you try to get a good night’s sleep. We all know that getting quality sleep is very important in keeping us energized for the day’s task. Without proper sleep, one cannot function properly in his or her waking hours. A lot of road accidents have even been attributed to drivers lacking good sleep. When sleep eats up almost half of our lives, we need to make sure that we know the truth from fiction. Continue reading
December 10th, 2009
Form superstitious beliefs to the old hag’s syndrome, anyone’s worst nightmare is to see a whole lot of nightmarish creatures and not being able to move or scream while being tormented in sleep. Many people have experienced evil apparitions in their sleep – from demons, vampires, monsters, aliens, zombies, ghouls, ghosts, and many more. Those who had experienced it are afraid to talk about it out of fear of being scrutinized or labeled as a sideshow freak. This prevents them to seek for medical help as well. Continue reading
September 22nd, 2009
There is a good reason why people are advised to get at least eight hours of sleep each day. Have you been sleep deprived lately? Chances are, you know the perfect answer why getting quality sleep is as good as getting the right quantity of sleep. Not having slept well can just drain you of the right energy to make you go through with your day, not to mention feeling cranky at almost anything trivial. Continue reading
August 13th, 2009
We all know that in order for our bodies to be at its optimum health, we need to get enough hours of quality sleep and rest each night. Some people do perfectly well with six hours and some follow the 8-hour rule. Many would agree that the quality of sleep is just as important as the quantity, and if possible, you should sleep without any disturbance. The latter is really hard to achieve specially if you’re living in a noisy neighborhood, or if you suffer sleep disorders preventing you to enjoy peace and relaxation to its fullest. Continue reading
July 21st, 2009
After watching a video about sleeping pills, it was alarming that these seemingly harmless pills are worse than placebos. It might be a hilarious thought, but there are greater evidences that sleeping pills help you “forget” that you are getting poor quality sleep. This means, the drug is working on your memory and not on your ability of getting a sound sleep. Continue reading
