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9 Things You Never Knew Your Body Does While You Sleep - Cosmopolitan Magazine

Kira Peikoff It Wakes Up a Lot More Than You Realize. You know you're supposed to get eight hours of sleep a night, but what's really going on up in your body during that time? Quite a lot, it turns out. You know you're supposed to get eight hours of sleep a night, but what's really going on up in your body during that time? Quite a lot, it turns out. Here's a peek inside your nighttime body factory. 1. As you fall asleep, you jerk. Every time. According to sleep experts, the

Sleep Binge - Eating

Sleep Binge-Eating If you wake up in the morning to find your kitchen messy with half eaten food containers on the floor or counter you, or someone in your household, may have nocturnal sleep-related eating disorder. Even though it isn’t as common as sleepwalking, walking around in the middle of the night and raiding the refrigerator or pantry is a parasomnia. 65-80% are women, many who haven’t eaten enough during the day because they are on a diet, are suffering from an eati

Why CPAP is Not Always the Best Treatment for Sleep Apnea: A Commentary by Founder Dr Jordan Stern

CPAP does not work for every individual diagnosed with sleep apnea, nor does surgery, nor does oral appliance therapy, nor does weight loss. Why is it that most sleep doctors tell patients that CPAP is the best or only treatment for sleep apnea. Because, they have not done their homework, and are set in their old ways ... Let me tell you which is the best treatment for sleep apnea ... the one that works for you ...! First of all if you have been diagnosed with sleep apnea

Insomnia

Insomnia is the inability to fall or stay asleep on a regular basis and since everyone suffers from it at one time or another we all know how frustrating it can be. Insomnia hurts concentration, memory and performance, and it also creates fatigue and a diminished sense of well being. There are two general types of insomnia: Short term or temporary insomnia is usually the result of anxiety, stress or “monkey mind” and lasts less than a month. It can also be caused by a change

Napping in Good Company

Napping in Good CompanyTo Nap! Just 20 minutes can help reverse some of the effects of too little sleep, and can help your mood, your work performance, and your general health. You’re in Good Company JFK and Ronald Reagan napped, so did Salvador Dali. He didn’t have an Energy Pod, so he napped sitting in a chair with a spoon in his hand and a plate on the floor; as soon as he fell asleep the spoon fell on the plate and woke him up … the Dali nap! #BlueSleep #Sleep #Dalinap #N

What's Worse: Driving Drowsy or Driving Drunk?

While drunk driving is more severe, drowsy driving is still a serious and often ill-considered risk. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that drowsy driving was responsible for 72,000 crashes, 44,000 injuries, and 800 deaths in 2013. Drowsy driving is most likely to occur between midnight and 6 AM and also in the late afternoon. This is due to a dip in our circadian rhythm, which regulates our sleep cycle. Crashes from drowsy driving also tend to be w

Music For Dreams

Can't Sleep? Try the Natural Sounds of BlueSleep's own Music for Dreams, to help you into a deep and restorative sleep: performed by award winning pianist Magdalena Baczewska. Try it, and tell us what you think! Studies have shown that relaxation in the form of calming classical music can help patients with sleep disorders including insomnia and sleep apnea. CPAP adherence can be improved by using relaxation music CDs and an instructional script. A prospective randomized cont

Can I Measure Real REM Sleep at Home?

REM or Rapid Eye Movement is the phase of sleep where you dream most vividly. It is still unclear why dreaming is so important to the brain, but doctors agree REM is vital to good health. An adequate amount of REM sleep has been shown to strengthen memory as well as stimulate the regions of the brain associated with learning. The only way to see how much REM sleep you’re getting is to measure your brainwaves. An electroencephalogram (or EEG for short) does just that. A head

Snoring More These Days?

With the change of the seasons, your sleep conditions change as well. Blooming trees and beautiful flowers mean that there is pollen in the air, and all that pollen can lead to stuffy noses and swollen airways. Pollen in your bed also increases snoring and makes it hard to get a good night’s rest. Fight back with these tips and tricks to help combat allergies! Keep your hands away from your eyes — rubbing your eyes will only cause further irritation Wear sunglasses — sunglass

What Happens When you Sleep?

When you go to sleep, your brain doesn’t just turn off like a light and flick back on when you wake up. Sleep is complex, and takes the form of many stages. Each stage can be defined by the signals in your brain measured by an electroencephalogram (EEG) and other muscle and eye movements. Let’s take a look at each of the stages, and see why they are important. A sleep cycle is broken down into two halves; REM (Rapid Eye Movement) Sleep, and Non-REM sleep. Non-REM is then brok

Beyond Sleep: What are Parasomnias?

Parasomnias. The prefix, “para,” refers to beyond and the root, “somnia,” refers to sleep. Parasomnias are a type of sleep disorder, and most occur during Non-REM 3& 4 sleep. Common symptoms among parasomnia include incomplete transition from slow-wave brain activity, automatic behavior, altered perception of environment, and some degree of amnesia. Parasomnia doesn’t refer to a specific disorder but rather a group of them. Here are a few examples: Somnambulism: This is more

BlueSleep's Toolkit for Better Sleep

Everyone wants to have a good night’s rest, but getting it is not always easy. Fear not! There are many quick and easy ways to improve your sleep. Here are a few tips and tricks from Dr. Jordan Stern for getting a better night’s sleep. Plan Your Life Around Sleep Build into your schedule enough time for you to get enough rest. It is easy to put off going to sleep when other activities seem more important. Set yourself a bedtime and stick to it! Have a Bedtime Routine You did

ABC World News Now's Sleep Solution Series

Check out the exciting three part series where ABC's Diane Macedo sets out to better her sleep habits. With some help along the way with Dr. Jordan Stern, Diane figures out the best way to overcome her poor sleep habits and get a full and restful night's sleep. Part 1: Sleep Boot Camp Part 2: Sleep Gadgets Part 3: Q&A with Dr. Jordan Stern If you still feel that you're not getting enough sleep, book an appointment today! #Cantsleep #Sleep #SleepHelp #Bluesleep

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Sleep Library

Everything You Need to Know About Sleep

Sleep

Habits

Disorders &

Treatment

Jet Lag &

Napping

Technology

Women &

Sleep

Call 212-683-0174

for appointments and information