Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published November 29, 2018. An estimated 70 million American adults have a sleep disorder, the most common of which is insomnia1 — the inability to fall asleep, or waking up one or more times during the night. If you’re in this category, despair not, because… Read More »
When I chose an apartment with a bedroom on a major street in Manhattan, I didn’t worry about noise: I figured this was one instance in which my hearing loss was a plus. Sounds that didn’t wake me up couldn’t affect me, right? Wrong. Waking up and losing sleep because of noise is bad for… Read More »
You’ve probably heard of melatonin before, maybe not as a hormone but as a supplement. Now, it’s time to learn what the sleep hormone, melatonin is about. What is Melatonin? Melatonin is a hormone produced in the pineal gland of the brain and is responsible for the regulation of the sleep cycle. Referred to as… Read More »
Feel like you’re the only one trying to stifle a yawn in the office? “Most of society is actually sleep deprived,” according to Respiratory & Sleep Medicine Physician Dr Linda Schachter. “We push ourselves and with our now 24-hour lifestyle, we try catch up with our sleep on weekends, which doesn’t always fully work. Our natural… Read More »