You slip under the covers, turn off the light, and rest your head on your pillow. Seems simple and perfect, but here are some things you could be doing in bed that harm your health. Grinding your teeth: Formally called sleep bruxism, many people unknowingly clench their jaw or grind their teeth at night, which can lead to tension headaches, earaches, irritated tissue on the inside of your Read more

The problem with worrying over the amount of sleep you're getting is that the worry literally keeps you up at night. Now, there's another study to lose sleep over: a report in Biological Psychiatry claims that chronic insomnia may shrink your brain. The study, which compared 24 subjects with severe insomnia to 13 normal sleepers, links insomnia to less density in the parts of your brain that Read more

We are loving My Fare Foodie's delicious cure for insomnia. The description makes us sleepy just reading about it! As an attempt to cure my chronic insomnia, I came up with a nightcap featuring all types of natural sleep aids. Warm milk, chamomile tea, honey, cinnamon, and tart cherry juice help the body miraculously produce melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep. This drink not only helps Read more

We only spend a third of our life actually sleeping, but the art of catching z's can rule the majority of our lives. Between figuring out our circadian clock, juggling work and home, and battling insomnia-inducing factors, we can't get enough of perfecting our sleep routine. And we have good reason. Not getting enough sleep can lead to a multitude of not-so-great things. Why is sleep so Read more