Going to bed at a sensible time takes serious self-discipline. If you’re anything like me, the moment your head hits the pillow tends to creep later and later as the week goes on — often thanks to a ...

Let’s be real: most of us treat sleep like an optional luxury rather than a vital health practice. We fall asleep to blue screens, snooze our alarms half a dozen times, and wonder why we’re exhausted ...

Interruptions to sleep schedules can be hard on anyone. But when you have chronic insomnia, you’re already behind the curve. “You don’t have the same sleep reserves built up,” says Tracy Chisholm, ...

Ever wonder why some mornings you wake up ready to go, and others you feel like a zombie? The difference often comes down to when you wake up during your sleep cycle, and that’s exactly what a sleep ...

After traveling, juggling end-of-year schedule chaos, or simply operating outside of your normal regimen, even the most disciplined sleepers can feel the ripple effects. Your sleep-wake cycle runs on ...

As the days grow longer, extra hours of sunlight can disrupt your body clock and affect melatonin production, increasing the risk of restless nights and morning grogginess. But a few tweaks to your ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Right now, most families are enjoying their summer sleep schedule. But in a few short weeks, many kids will be going back to school. If you want them fresh for first day of ...

In my last post, I asked, "Are you getting enough sleep?" Today, in an effort to better understand the role of sleep in our lives, I ask a very basic question: What happens when our heads hit the ...