Welcome back! In my previous Sleep Tips for New Parents: Part 1 post I shared my first three tips and strategies for new parents. I hope you found them helpful. Now, I’m going to share my seven remaining tips for…
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When I was two and my older brother was four, my parents decided to try one more time for a girl. The result: twin boys! Imagine the chaos with twin infants and two toddlers (and all boys)—it was quite a…
Could sleep deprivation be to blame for the “freshman 15”? Sixty percent of our nation is overweight with nearly 30 percent being obese—and it affects health care costs, productivity and overall well-being. More than a dozen studies have confirmed that…
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As life’s demands pile up, more than ever we are making time for those demands by skimping on sleep. Ironically, the loss of sleep decreases our productivity, and increases the probability of accidents, both high-profile ones and those that occur…
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As a former high school math teacher (and father of two extremely active daughters in the third and sixth grades), I deeply appreciate the teaching profession and its influence on our children. Not many lines of work are more demanding than those in education, and quality sleep plays a critical role in virtually every function of a teacher’s day. Deficiencies in sleep can show up in many places. Read myblog to learn more.
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April 29, 2010 – 12:48 pm
Don’t let allergies prevent you from getting a good night’s sleep. To protect yourself, the best strategy is to either eliminate the source of the allergy, or to minimize your exposure to it.
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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…
February 4, 2010 – 7:40 pm
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.
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Dr. John Spencer Ellis
