Do we need to dream?

Most people dream. But, do we really need to? Do dreams have a particular purpose? According to Professor Ernest Hartmann, the Director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Newton Newton Wellesley Hospital in Boston, Mass. and the Professor of psychiatry from the Tufts University School of Medicine, the honest answer is: we do not know. [...]

Narcolepsy diagnosis and treatment

Narcolepsy affects a few million people worldwide, and is a serious disorder. It generally involves excessive daytime sleepiness, and can heavily disrupt a person’s life. For those suffering from narcolepsy, what are the common diagnosis and treatment options?

Orgonite – What is it and can it help with sleep?

Here’s an unconventional insomnia aid – Orgonite. Okay, orgonite is something I have been using, in trying to improve my sleep quality for some time now. I think it might be helpful to some people who have tried out a lot of things for their sleep without much success, so today I am going to [...]

Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking is a strange sleep disorder that affects quite a number of people. Also going by the name, somnambulism, sleepwalking is one of the sleep disorders labeled parasomnias. The sufferer behaves like a fully awake person; only thing is, he/she is asleep at the same time. It is most prone to happen during Stage 3 [...]

There’s a lot more to the pineal gland than meets the eye

The pineal gland is the one organ that you should be paying a lot more attention to, especially if you care about your health – and sleep. And yet, the pineal gland is one of the most enigmatic and least known of all the endocrine glands of the human body. Hopefully that will change soon [...]