Category: Sleep

Sleep is an essential part of maintaining good health and well-being, especially for teenagers who are still developing. However, many Australian teens are not getting enough sleep, which can have negative impacts on their physical, emotional, and mental health. In this article, we will explore the issue of teenage sleep deprivation, the challenges teens face…

Co-sleeping with pets isn’t an altogether ‘unpopular’ concept among pet owners. According to surveys, nearly half of all dogs sleep in their owner’s beds, and more than 60 percent of cats do the same. 13 percent of cats even sleep with children!  But is all of this animal co-sleeping a bad thing?  As it turns…

Is it possible that being sleep deprived may hurt our body’s natural ability to provide pain relief? Sleep deprivation does a lot of things. But according to a study that only recently came out of the University of California, it may also be contributing to the overall level of pain we feel on a day-to-day…

Last winter, we published an article talking about sleeping better during the winter months. Well, now that it is summertime, it is time to talk about sleeping in summer—and trust us when we say that sleeping well during these warmer summer months is just as important as sleeping during the winter!  During the summer months,…

Sleep Paralysis. Odds are you have heard this term, but what is it exactly? According to LiveScience.com, it happens when we are ‘mentally aware while falling asleep or waking up, yet totally unable to move.’  To be a bit more technical about it, a professor of psychology at Goldsmiths University of London named Alice Gregory…

Does the idea of significant others sleeping alone seem weird to you? In the western world and western culture, it has long been the custom for couples to sleep together. This is how it has been for years, and how most people assume that it should be today.  But for some, this practice is changing……

Social jetlag probably isn’t a term you hear every day. But what is it? And is it possible that it is hitting Australians especially hard? ‘Social Jetlag’ is a term that was coined back in 2006 by Till Roenneberg… a chronobiologist at the Institute of Medical Psychology at Ludwig-Maximilian University. It is used to describe…

Sleeping in winter has its challenges — here are some ways to cope In some cases, sleeping in winter can be challenging. For one, the days tend to be a bit shorter—and in some continents, this brings with it a decrease in the amount of sunlight being experienced. It can also be more difficult to wake…

No one wants to think about their child having a health problem. As parents, we obviously want our children to be as happy and as healthy as possible. But sleep disorders are alarmingly common among the adult population, so it only stands to reason that we should also keep an eye out for them among…

This may sound like a myth. In fact, there are a lot of sources online that claim to confirm that it is mostly hearsay. But is there any truth to the belief that a full moon can disrupt your sleeping patterns? You’ve probably heard a lot of rumors about the full moon. If you follow…

Sleep is more important than most people realize. The entire human body needs it, and it is essential for a number of reasons. But did you know that you can actually eat foods for better sleep? As it turns out, what we put into our body could have a very profound impact on how our…