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Bedtime Routines Improve Sleep Quality

A new study published in the journal Sleep reports that people who have a bedtime routine are more likely to have improved sleep quality and less insomnia. The study looked at retirees with an average age of 75. Researchers used this group because they are more likely to have sleep difficulties due to health and medications. [...]

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Mimic the Benefits of Sleep—Even When You Have Insomnia

I love to sleep. But if sleep loves me, it’s fickle. When I had chronic insomnia, sleep ran off around 3 a.m. most nights, doing who knows what. Meanwhile I rearranged pillows, wrote down troubles, tried a dozen cures, answered e-mails, or hoped to force sleep by aerobic resting. Needless to say, nothing worked—until I learned [...]

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Functioning with Limited Sleep – Do People Really Need 8 Hours?

You’ve heard it from experts at least once in your life about how everyone should get at least 8 hours of sleep a night. However, most Americans do not get this and don’t even come close to it. These same Americans are likely to tell you that they don’t need so much sleep and function [...]

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