The Difference Between Sleep and Rest. I learned so much about sleep and rest after reading Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith’s book Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity ...

Sleep paralysis may include sensations of pressure on a person's chest and even hallucinations of figures in the room. (Image credit: Tulip Hysteria / Go to albums, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia ...

On the first page of his 2017 book, “Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams,” author Dr. Matthew Walker cuts to the chase: “Routinely sleeping less than six or seven hours a ...

Just 100 years ago, we understood astoundingly little about sleep and dreaming. A tight-knit band of researchers changed things, against sometimes considerable odds.

Matthew Walker, Ph.D., author of the bestseller Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, ... we detect where your sleep detractors are and where your sleep enhancers are.

Why Women Need to Stop Normalizing Sleep Struggles Women are twice as likely as men to report sleep issues, especially during hormonal shifts like pregnancy and menopause. But we’ve been told it ...

The author of Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, Walker is the expert of choice on one of life’s great mysteries (and necessities). Loading Why do we sleep?

Kaplan warns that if psychedelics “replace” sleep too much, we could be jeopardizing essential brain detoxification and repair functions. “Sleep isn’t just about dreaming—it’s when our ...

Sleep paralysis—paralysis upon falling asleep or awakening—affects about 1 in 5 people.If being paralyzed when waking up isn’t chilling enough, some people worldwide encounter terrorizing ...

Quick facts about sleep. Sleep Cycles: One rapid eye movement (REM) stage and three non-REM stages that altogether last about 90 to 120 minutes Benefits: Physical and mental recuperation and ...