Sleep Guides

We all get tired and lazy at night forget to take our makeup off, turn the television or light off no harm we'll live right. Oops, have you gone to sleep without changing your tampon right before going to sleep then wake up in the morning wondering how long you can wear a tampon? Also […]

Quick answer Caffeine blocks adenosine, the chemical that builds up your "sleep pressure" during the day, which is why it makes you feel alert. It has a half-life of roughly 5-6 hours, so a 3pm coffee can still be a quarter to half-strength in your system at 9pm. Research has shown that caffeine taken even

Quick answer Most partner-sleep problems come down to a handful of fixable frictions: snoring, mismatched temperature preferences, blanket hogging, different schedules, and phone light. Try the "Scandinavian method" of separate duvets first (it solves temperature and blanket-stealing in one move), add earplugs or a white noise machine for snoring or noise, and agree on simple

Quick answer Sleep. In almost every real exam-night situation, going to bed beats staying up to cram. Sleep is when your brain consolidates what you studied earlier - files it into memory so you can actually recall it - while an all-nighter leaves that same information poorly stored and your attention, reasoning and problem-solving noticeably

Quick answer To learn to sleep on your back, put a pillow under your knees to support your lower back's natural curve, choose a medium-height pillow that keeps your neck level (not tipped forward), and wedge pillows or a bolster along both sides so you can't easily roll over. Give it two to four weeks

Quick answer For most people, sleeping with a fan on all night is fine and often helpful - it cools the room, masks disruptive noise, and keeps air moving. The viral idea that a fan can "kill you" overnight (Korea's old "fan death" myth) has no scientific basis. The real downsides are smaller: dry eyes

What Happens to Your Eyes When You Sleep? There are five phases of sleep in a 90 minute period, which is repeated throughout the night while you are sleeping. Our eyes relax and do very little during the first four phases then in the fifth phase we go through what is described as rapid eye

It is an established fact (Source) that the average human being brushes his or her teeth for a total of 82 days during one lifetime. The more negligent - and sometimes less well off - among us will spend a little less time taking care of their oral health, while more compulsive folks will clean

It wasn't until relatively recent times when cities became more and more populated that partners were forced to start sharing beds. This was because there was just no room in the small living spaces that couples and families were forced to live in to accommodate separate beds. Remember the movie "Willie Wonka and The Chocolate