Posts by Ira Chayut
10 Health Benefits of Quality Sleep
In many cultures, a lack of sleep is seen as a badge of honor of sorts. “I’ll sleep when I’m dead,” people say, as they grind out 90 hour work weeks. Even if you’re not sacrificing sleep for your career, there’s a good chance that sleep isn’t super high on your priority list. If you’re…
Read MoreUsing White Noise to Improve Your Work Environment
Quick Summary: There’s nothing wrong with having trouble staying focused. Evolution is working against us. There’s a reason why your home can be a more distracting work environment than an office or even a coffee shop White noise is a key scientific method for mitigating these issues White noise is widely used by psychiatrists and…
Read MoreHere’s all your sleep-related presidential trivia for Presidents’ Day
Officially, the federal holiday of which we speak is Washington’s Birthday. Presidents’ Day is just its colloquial name, and depending on where you live, the official state holiday name might be Presidents’ Day, President’s Day (the position of the apostrophe gives it a unique meaning, you see), or Washington and Lincoln’s Birthday. And, of course,…
Read MoreHow White Noise Can Help Your Dog Deal With Separation Anxiety
Dog owners know that having a four-legged friend around all the time comes with countless delights. Our pups love us unconditionally. They make us feel appreciated and special. There’s often little else they look forward to than having us around. And for those of us who deal with depression, anxiety, or stress, these facts likely…
Read MoreHealthy Dogs Need Proper Sleep, Too: How White Noise Can Help
About half of a typical dog’s day is spent sleeping. That proportion varies depending on factors like age, size, and breed type and can go much higher for puppies and larger dogs (up to 20 hours a day!). But unlike their pet parents, canines are flexible sleepers. They sleep in cycles throughout the day and…
Read MoreSleep and Sound Sensitivity for Furry Friends
According to PetMeds.com, a key pet health resource for animal owners and veterinarians, your beloved furry friends can suffer from bouts of, or even chronic insomnia. What is the cause? Many veterinarians and pet experts say the leading cause of insomnia in pets is that something is causing them pain. If they can’t sleep at…
Read MoreHow Trauma Impacts Sleep
According to the National Center for PTSD, roughly 60 percent of men and 50 percent of women will experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime. These traumatic events may be physical and/or psychological and can have devastating impacts on one’s life. While the effects of trauma differ greatly from person to person, the…
Read MoreSpring Break Sleep-In? (Not!)
So what does Spring Break mean for you? In just a few days, many of us will learn it will be different than what we envisioned it to be. And, while things will happen that will be out of our control (for example, our daydream of vacationing in the islands might not become reality), we…
Read MoreCreating a Bedtime Routine.
Guest Post: Samantha Kent with The Sleep Help Institute. We humans tend to like our routines in every part of our lives. When things go the way we expect them to, we’re much more comfortable and happier, no matter what part of our day it applies to. This includes when it comes to bedtime. Setting…
Read MoreLights, Camera…Sleep?
In 2007, acclaimed journalist and founder of The Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington, suffered “the wake-up call that changed (her) life.” (Sleep Revolution, 2014) It was a major collapse just as she was developing her now famous online news portal. In her book, The Sleep Revolution, she says after much testing, her doctors said the episode…
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