Can You Really ‘Catch Up’ on Sleep?
It’s tempting, but does it actually work? BY MACAELA MACKENZIE | October 27, 2015 Tell us if this sounds familiar: You sacrifice sleep all week long to juggle work, workouts, and—oh, yeah—a social life, telling yourself that you’ll “catch up” on sleep over the weekend. Welcome to the club. Sadly, your foolproof planning for making up those Zzz’s isn’t really legit, say experts—and by trying to do so, you might actually be doing more damage to your body. “Trying to make up all the hours actually distorts your body clock,” says Janet Kennedy, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist who specializes in treating …
Why We Eat Too Much When We Don’t Sleep Enough.
Researchers study why getting too little sleep leads us to snack more the next day, not only eating more but eating more unhealthy foods By SUMATHI REDDY | Updated March 14, 2016 9:15 p.m. ET New studies are shedding light on why people eat unhealthier food and more of it when they don’t get enough sleep. A small study published in the journal Sleep earlier this month found a new mechanism that helps explain why people who are sleep-deprived are at greater risk of gaining weight. University of Chicago researchers found that 14 individuals who were sleep-deprived consumed nearly 1,000 calories …
Teens with ADHD need more sleep.
December 29, 2015 – 06:14 | By: Ingrid P. Nuse Sleep issues are more common among teenagers with symptoms of ADHD. And although they need more sleep, they tend to get way less than they need. Adolescents with multiple symptoms of ADHD have a greater need for sleep than others. Yet, a new study has found that they sleep even less than their age peers. (Illustrative photo: NTB Scanpix) We already know that sleep gets short shrift by adolescents generally, and that sleep problems among teenagers aren’t uncommon. “On average, all teens get too little sleep, but adolescents with ADHD symptoms …
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