While sleeping with your eyes open may seem like a rare and surprising sleep quirk, it’s actually more common than you might think. Scientifically known as nocturnal lagophthalmos, sleeping with your eyelids open is a condition that affects up to…
Good quality sleep can help your brain repair from the previous day, according to the National Institutes of Health. Sleep also helps ward off chronic diseases such as dementia and heart disease. According to a new study published in the journal…
During waking hours, our body is positioned vertically and constantly in motion. As a result, blood flow is at its peak in the daytime. When our body is positioned horizontally, however — such as while sleeping — blood pools in the lower…
A poor night’s sleep can leave you feeling tired and sluggish the next day. But the struggle to keep your eyes open after tossing and turning all night can potentially be fatal when getting behind the wheel. Even if you…
Are you having trouble going to sleep or staying asleep? An eye mask could help. An eye mask for sleep goes over your eyes and wraps around your head. Some have an adjustable head strap. These you just put over…
Being fully awake without being able to move may sound like the beginning of a horror film, but unfortunately, this horrifying sensation happens in reality. Medically referred to as sleep paralysis, according to The Economic Times, there are two different…
Some mornings, the buzzing of your alarm clock — or more likely the ringing of your smartphone — is the absolute last thing you want to hear. Being catapulted out of a pleasant dream by an obnoxiously loud noise isn’t anyone’s idea…
Some sleep habits are great for our health, such as sticking to a set bedtime, limiting blue light exposure, and steering clear of coffee or alcohol several hours before turning in for the night. Other sleep habits, however, can work…
Sleep quality impacts everything from our skin and weight to our hormone production and immune system. Our appetites, attitudes, and blood pressure can all be swayed in one direction or the other, depending on how well we’ve been sleeping. For…
When most people hear the words sleep deprivation, they probably think of something out of a spy movie. Days and days without any sleep at all. And while that is one form of sleep deprivation, it turns out that even…