(Natural News) Not many are aware that good sleep quality is linked to mental health, just as getting enough rest can help restore your physical health. In an interview with the Social Brain Blog, Dr. Sigrid Veasey, a professor at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and the Center for Sleep and Circadian […]

(Natural News) It is known that excessive alcohol drinking has a lot of negative consequences. However, research shows that even drinking as little as one glass of alcohol can also harm you. In fact, a study published in the journal JMIR Mental Health has found that one drink of alcohol can impair sleep quality. The […]

(Natural News) If you suffer from stress, anxiety, insomnia, pain, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), therapeutic rocking can help ease your symptoms. This natural treatment is beneficial not only for the person being rocked but also for the person doing the rocking. Done properly, therapeutic rocking can be practiced daily to help relieve stress and anxiety. […]

(Natural News) Young adults who take a nap during the day perform better in school, according to a study published in the journal Behavioral Sleep Medicine. A team of researchers from the University of Delaware and the University of Pennsylvania looked at the effect of napping during the day on the neurocognitive function in teenagers. In conducting the observational […]

(Natural News) “Night owls” with Type 2 diabetes would do well to turn over a new leaf and become early birds – and have an early breakfast, to boot – according to recent findings published in Diabetic Medicine. In the study, researchers discovered that a person who identifies himself to be an “evening person,” that is, someone who […]

(Natural News) Middle school classes should start after 8 a.m. to help students get more sleep and be more awake during their morning classes, a new study published in the Journal of School Health suggested. In conducting the study, the research team analyzed data on 11 middle schools located in a large suburban mid-Atlantic school […]

(Natural News) Researchers have found that a person’s sleepless nights could be traced to his diet. In a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the authors indicated that having a higher energy intake, coupled with trans fat and sodium consumption, with only a few vegetables is linked to probable insomnia. Insomnia is a condition […]

(Natural News) If you don’t want your child to grow up into an obese adult with a lot of health problems, make him get enough sleep. New research from the University of Warwick revealed that children and pre-teens who get less sleep less than others their age gain more weight as adults, and are more likely […]

(Natural News) Imagine this: It’s way past midnight, but you’re still tossing and turning in bed. If that’s you – or worse, that’s you on most days – then you may be an insomniac. In an article in Healthista, sleep expert Dr. Neil Stanley talks about some misconceptions about sleep that may be keeping us awake. […]

(Natural News) A lot of people don’t think much about sleep. However, for Dr. Michael Scullin of the Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition Laboratory at Baylor University in Texas, it’s the opposite: His life’s work is about sleeping – rather, studying how people sleep – because it’s a field of study that doesn’t get much introspection. In an article […]