Exposure to too much light at night could be putting your overall health at risk. A breakthrough study demonstrated that exposure to light when trying to sleep can wreak havoc on the body’s cardiovascular and glucose regulation. These disturbances can lead to a host of health complications in the short term and down the road. […]
This past Sunday, the United States set clocks forward an hour to Daylight Saving Time, in preparation for the longer days of summer. Within a few weeks, most of the rest of the world will follow, with Europe and the United Kingdom setting clocks forward on Sunday, March 27th and Australia following on Sunday, April […]
Getting a good night’s sleep seems to be a challenge in our modern, industrialized world. Indeed, the world’s leading health organizations and numerous researchers have suggested that sleep problems have become a global epidemic. Studies point to the role that artificial lighting may play in the higher rate of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation experienced […]
In our fast-paced, open-24-hour modern world, it is easy to forget that we have a natural rhythm that has been with us from the very beginning of our species. Evolving to the cycle of light and dark (day and night), our circadian rhythm is an approximately 24-hour cycle that helps to regulate innumerable bodily processes; […]
Scientific evidence of the relationship between deep sleep and brain health has been rapidly increasing over the past decade. Of particular importance to many researchers is the relationship between sleep and brain disorders, including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. While links have been established between sleep disorders and these types of major brain disorders, scientists are still […]
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