One Sleep or two sleeps. Monophasic vs. Polyphasic sleep

People would often break their sleep into two sleep sessions. They would wake during the twilight hours and would get up to read and socialize. There is also the concept of the siesta where people would sleep in the afternoon and wake in the evening.

Coffee, coffee, coffee

Coffee, there may come a day when this most awesome of all beverages may not have the expected effect. After 3 days of sleep restriction, caffeine did not improve participants alertness.

Smoking: Sleeping & Sleep apnea

It is known that smokers have difficulty with their sleep. Most studies show with an increase of smoking there is an increase in sleep latency (takes longer to fall asleep) insomnia, fragmented sleep, reduced sleep efficiency and increased daytime fatigue. Smoking heavily effects other factors of your health  as most of us know, and your…

Sleep deprivation and Memory

We work too much and sleep too little and wonder why we feel fatigued and annoyed. If you feel that you are suffering from a fuzzy brain due to your sleep, or lack thereof, qualified sleep specialists can help you improve and diagnose sleep disorders that may be disrupting your sleep cycles.