Sleep News

Sleep Hygiene 2

Yesterday I talked about sleep hygiene -that is ways in which you can wind down for sleep in the hour or so before you go to bed. Today I want to give you some more tips on ways you can improve your sleep hygiene so that you are more likely to be able to get [...]

Sleep Hygiene to Cure Insomnia

Sleep hygiene is about the habits you can get into and the things you can do to help ensure that when it’s time for you to go to bed, you are able to fall asleep and stay asleep. Here are some ways you can improve your sleep hygiene.
Have Regular Sleep and Rising Times
Having a regular [...]

Insomnia May Cause Depression

An article in this week’s New Scientist reports research which shows that depression and other mental health problems may be caused by, rather than being a result of, insomnia.
It has been assumed that if a person were depressed and was unable to sleep, that the lack of sleep was causing the depression. But this new [...]

Help For Sleep Problems

Darkeness Is Nature’s Sleep Time

Did you know that the onset of darkness is what triggers your body to begin initiating sleep? In days gone by we would have listened to this call to sleep and gone to bed soon after sunset.
We need darkness to get our sleep hormones flowing. Even a 100 watt [...]

The Crying Down Method For Baby Sleep Training

Should you use the ‘crying down’ /’crying it out’ method to help baby sleep through the night?
Several studies have shown that the crying down method of training a baby to sleep through the night  (see Helping Baby Sleep) is effective at reducing sleep problems and producing less stress in parents.
Some studies also show that a [...]

Stress Relaxation and Sleep

One of the main reasons that we suffer from sleep problems is stress and anxiety. Life is hard and now that the economy has gone down the gurgler it is even harder for many if not most of us. When we go to bed we take all this stress with us and we can’t relax. [...]

Sleepy Drivers Dangerous As Drunks

If you drive when sleep deprived you could be heading for an accident. Studies have shown that a sleepy driver is as dangerous as a drunk driver. Sleep deprivation reduces reaction time severely.
The research was carried out with people who suffered from mild to moderate sleep apnea, a condition that causes frequent  night time waking. [...]

Sleep News Changes

Do you like the new look sleep blog?
I hope you like the new theme. I have not only changed the appearance to make it more interesting but I have also changed the emphasis a little. This blog is now called Sleep News. It will be about anything to do with sleep from babies to [...]

Restless Legs Syndrome 2

Does Restless Legs Syndrome Disturb Your Sleep?
Do you suffer from Restless Leg Syndrome (RSL)?  RLS is a strange condition, the cause isn’t completely certain and there is no real cure.  The only real hope for you if you have restless leg syndrome is that this is usually not a permanent problem.  It will afflict [...]

Restless Leg Syndrome

A new study suggests that low iron levels in certain parts of the brain may be to blame for restless leg syndrom. This is a new research finding and may eventually lead to a  treatment. Iron deficiency anemia itself can lead to RSL, but treating low iron is not  a solution to the iron deficiency [...]