Today’s Wall Street Journal features a great article on chronobiology. It highlights the importance of matching our daily lives to the schedule that Mother Nature intended for us. The discussion of “clock genes” throughout the body, and of the brain’s role in orchestrating those clocks is fascinating, and highlights the importance of adhering to our [...]

Getting better sleep is a sure fire way to increase job performance. Sleep is a basic human need, and sleep deprivation has been linked to countless problems – including problems at work. Sleep deprivation (and we’re talking about skimping an hour or so per night – not going a week without sleeping) has been linked [...]

The YMCA has long supported efforts to help families build healthy homes. Previously, the Y listed four Pillars of a Healthy Family Home: Eat Healthy Play Every Day Get Together Go Outside Recently, “Sleep Well” was made the 5th Pillar of a Healthy Family Home. And with good cause! As the YMCA puts it: “Sleep [...]

A brief (but informative) article appears in the Los Angeles Times. It advises all patients to talk about their sleep  (and specifically their snoring) with their doctors. We all know that couples talk about snoring (a lot!) But discussing your snoring problem with your doctor is really a good idea. Because good sleep is essential to [...]