Why You Shouldn’t Take Naps Longer Than 40 Minutes
JULIE SPRANKLES | June 27 LIFESTYLE Today in unfortunate news no one wanted to hear, long naps are apparently bad for your health — in fact, according to a new study on sleep habits, this most beloved of passive activities may be leading us toward an untimely demise. Eesh, talk about a killjoy. I took an hour long siesta with my three-year-old son yesterday, and it was glorious. Or at least I thought it was. Now I’m just wondering how many years that snooze took off my lifespan. Conducted at the American College of Cardiology, the sleep study found …
Parents may not know how much sleep their children need.
Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:59pm EDT BY MADELINE KENNEDY A young fan takes a nap during the women’s handball Preliminaries Group A match between Russia and Britain at the Copper Box venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012. REUTERS/MARKO DJURICA Reuters Health – Many parents have only a poor understanding of how much sleep their children need, a New Zealand study found. One in four parents thought children need less sleep than is recommended, while one in five thought children need more sleep than what experts advise. Many parents also reported that TV watching, playing, …
8 Ways to Improve Your Sleep Without Sleeping Tabs.
02/29/2016 08:28 am ET | Updated Feb 29, 2016 Toby Nwazor Credit According to the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between a third and half of all Americans have insomnia and complain of poor sleep. A lot of factors contribute to the growing cases of insomnia and sleep disorders. It could be significant life stress, emotional or physical discomfort, environmental factors or an illness. Whatever the cause too many people have become dependent on sleeping pills to improve their sleep. Sleeping tabs are often used as sedatives and anesthetics. But when used regularly, they have a number of …