Sleep Enough

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. [...]

Caffeine is a stimulant of the central nervous system. You could say a large number of people are addicted to it. Many rely on a dose of caffeine to wake them up in the morning, and to keep them going throughout the day. But, what happens when we take too much caffeine? We are doing [...]

Guest post by Sarah Black. She is a student of sleep science and a freelance writer about beds and their effect on sleep.  She’s also a fan of Bedstar beds. As I grew up, all I wanted to be was taller. My mum always told me to get plenty of sleep because that is when [...]

Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) is defined as Periodic Limb Movement during Sleep (PLMS) inclusive of disturbed sleep and resulting daytime sleepiness. It is associated with Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), but the difference between both is that Restless Leg Syndrome happens when the person is both awake and asleep, whereas Periodic Limb Movement Disorder happens [...]

You may have heard of therapeutic pillows, or maybe not. These are either pillows that either conform to the position and weight of your head while you sleep and retain it even  when you get up (memory pillows), or they are specially scented pillows, or pillows that have an interior content of some sleep “enhancing” [...]