Sleep Enough

Sleep eye masks (or eye shades) are soft types of shades that are pulled over the eyes to block out light, and in my experience, are useful to induce and maintain sleep. They prove their worth when you are trying to get some sleep during the day, or when there is bright lighting overhead, such as on airline flights.

I’ve been using eye masks for some time now, usually when I wake up too early and the approaching dawn is making it hard to sleep. Wearing an eye mask really does fool my body into believing it is still night, and I’ve managed to squeeze in some valuable sleep time on many occasions. Also, I find that I seem to get more frequent vivid dreams whenever I wear an eye mask. Read the rest of this entry »

Sleep hygiene is worth knowing because it might actually improve your sleep quality. You might or might not have heard of sleep hygiene, but the easy definition is it’s the daily habits that you practice to fall asleep easier, and to stay asleep longer. Read the rest of this entry »

Melatonin is well known as the hormone of sleep, but there seems to be another possible use for it which doesn’t seem well known – Melatonin may help stem hair loss and regrow hair. Who would have thought! But apparently, melatonin does appear to have potential in the fight against hair loss. When we age, our melatonin levels naturally go down, whereas the rate of baldness goes up, so is there a link somewhere? Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t feel so bad if you’re an older adult and you’ve just had a rough night with little sleep. According to this news report, a study at the Clinical Research Centre of the University of Surrey showed healthy seniors need less sleep than younger adults, and are less likely to be affected by not getting the same amount of sleep time as them. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s a case of too much sleep; not lack of sleep. Here’s a sleeping disorder that got into the news recently – Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS). Perhaps the fairy tales of Sleeping Beauty and Rip Van Winkle had their origins here? There’s this girl that can’t help herself from sleeping long stretches, sometimes stretching for up to nearly 2 weeks! Read the rest of this entry »