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Time for a Siesta?

March 15 was National Napping Day. I'll bet it slipped by without your noticing. It did for me. However, all is not lost. You can declare any day your National Napping Day and take the time to catch up on a bit of sleep.   National Napping Day was instituted in 1999 by William Anthony, a professor of rehabilitation counseling at Boston... Read moreChevron
posted 03/23/2010, comments (0)|
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10 Things to Know About Getting Better Sleep

1. Recognize Sleep Deprivation – Sleep deprivation can rear it’s ugly head in several forms, and you may not even know it. Of course, there are the times you pull an all-nighter or travel through time zones, which can lead to sleep deprivation, but there are less common causes too. Partial Sleep Deprivation occurs when someone... Read moreChevron
posted 01/11/2010, comments (0)|
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Napping for your Health

  With the hectic lifestyles most of us lead these days, napping has become almost a way of life. Think naps are for sissies? Listen. Even the sports teams are getting into it.   "A lot of things may change in the NHL," Scott Mellanby of the Atlanta Thrashers says, "but not naps. It's just a part of being a hockey... Read moreChevron
posted 08/17/2009, comments (0)|
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Why A Good Night's Sleep Literally Means Everything

We humans, for as long as we have been humans, have needed sleep. We sleep 1/3 of our lives. The importance of sleep to every single human function cannot be exagerrated. We need a solid night's sleep in order to repair our cells, in order to restore our brains --people deprived of sleep become pyschotic--and even to maintain a normal body weight.... Read moreChevron
posted 05/15/2009, comments (0)|
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When Putting Kids to Sleep Becomes Your Nightmare

Sleep is probably the most scrutinized and discussed aspect of a baby-child-teen's care.  Of course we all expect newborns to wake up....a lot.  And since they cannot tell us what's wrong, we often have to depend on our own instincts, and the advice of doctor's and friends, as we navigate those early days and weeks.  Those struggles... Read moreChevron
posted 04/01/2009, comments (0)|

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