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Pete Bils
Vice President of Sleep Innovation and Clinical Research
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Interesting concept—can naps make you smarter? I was recently asked this question for a local media story. All of us have a set intellectual capacity—we can’t learn or increase that capacity sleeping. Similarly, we all have a set speed that…
Did you know that by a couple’s 20th wedding anniversary, they’ll have spent roughly six to seven years together in bed? You’d think couples would have everything worked out by then … yet an estimated 23 percent of U.S. couples sleep apart, according to a survey conducted by the National Sleep Foundation. For the other 77 percent of couples that do sleep together, the National Sleep Foundation survey indicates that one partner loses an average of 49 minutes of sleep per night due to some disruptive behavior, such as snoring, tossing and turning, watching TV, or preferring a hot or cold room. So before resorting to separate beds or bedrooms, identify and attempt to resolve those disruptive conflicts that might develop.
As if there isn’t already enough worrying us in our lives these days with the economy, the H1N1 flu pandemic, health care reform and the wars, surviving the holidays, and tackling new year resolutions can really tax our ability to…
We’re seven days into the new year, and statisticians say 20% of us have already given up on our resolutions. And, in six months that new treadmill you purchased will be a clothes rack. Why not invest in your health by improving something you do each day. I encourage you to resolve to get more sleep as it will help you achieve a higher quality of life and help achieve other new year’s resolutions. Sleep Well!
The holidays are a time to reconnect with family and friends, reflect on life and to count blessings. Unfortunately for many, they’ve become a source of relentless stress. Travel, entertaining, shopping and gift-giving can all add tension and anxiety to…
Join me on Monday, November 2, 2009, for a #SleepGeek Twitter party (please RSVP at facebook.com/MustSleep). We’ll discuss what YOU and YOUR FAMILY do to prepare for better sleep to fight the cold and flu, as well as any strategies you’re using to make bedtime fun. Do your kids sleep with you? How soon before bed are you and your family watching TV, playing video games, working out, etc? Could you be doing something that actually makes you and your family more susceptible to cold or flu? Join in. Ask. Find out. Share what has worked, what hasn’t, and why. We’ll use a Q&A format, and have an option forum to share tips, ideas, and, who knows-maybe we’ll even surprise you and dispel some myths that can help us all be healthier this season.
Are you stocking up on hand sanitizers and vitamin-C in an effort to avoid a cold or the flu this season? Perhaps you’re better off getting high-quality sleep as new research confirms that eight hours of high-quality sleep could be…
In the morning, do you wake up stiff and sore with your back screaming at you for what you did – or didn’t do – the day before? Are you looking for sleep advice or pain relief? Do you have…
