The Better Sleep Blog

What a Lack of Sleep Does to the Body

What a Lack of Sleep Does to the Body

It can be incredibly easy to forego sleep in the name of productivity such as staying up late to finish an assignment for work or school or telling yourself that...

What a Lack of Sleep Does to the Body

It can be incredibly easy to forego sleep in the name of productivity such as staying up late to finish an assignment for work or school or telling yourself that...

Dr. Blake McKinney on the Effects of Sleeplessness

Dr. Blake McKinney on the Effects of Sleeplessness

The results of the medical work up had come in. No bad news as far as anything that the labs or the imaging had to say. A visit to the...

Dr. Blake McKinney on the Effects of Sleeplessness

The results of the medical work up had come in. No bad news as far as anything that the labs or the imaging had to say. A visit to the...

Understanding the Different Stages of Sleep

Understanding the Different Stages of Sleep

There are four stages in the sleep cycle and the average person will go through between four and six cycles per night. While it can be incredibly easy to fixate...

Understanding the Different Stages of Sleep

There are four stages in the sleep cycle and the average person will go through between four and six cycles per night. While it can be incredibly easy to fixate...

The Miraculous Benefits of a Weighted Sleep Mask

The Miraculous Benefits of a Weighted Sleep Mask

Nobody likes tossing and turning at night. Whether you’re stressed about a looming deadline, dreading the following day, or are driving yourself mad by incessantly looking at the clock, there...

The Miraculous Benefits of a Weighted Sleep Mask

Nobody likes tossing and turning at night. Whether you’re stressed about a looming deadline, dreading the following day, or are driving yourself mad by incessantly looking at the clock, there...

Sleeping During the Summer Solstice

Sleeping During the Summer Solstice

The first day of summer, the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Whatever you call it, June 20, 2024 is the day that summer officially begins and it...

Sleeping During the Summer Solstice

The first day of summer, the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Whatever you call it, June 20, 2024 is the day that summer officially begins and it...

Is It Better to Sleep in the Dark or With a Nightlight

Is It Better to Sleep in the Dark or With a Nig...

Thanks to my grandfather telling me ghost stories of what he has seen in his own home, I slept with the hall light on for an embarrassingly long time whenever...

Is It Better to Sleep in the Dark or With a Nig...

Thanks to my grandfather telling me ghost stories of what he has seen in his own home, I slept with the hall light on for an embarrassingly long time whenever...