Who is Sleepier? Every second Sunday in May, children of all ages come together to celebrate the mothers and the women who have raised them. About one month later, we honor the men who have played such a large part in our lives. SleepBetter decided to take a look at moms and dads, and calculate…
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Apparently the media shares our concern about the hour lost when we “spring forward” to Daylight Saving Time. After we released our data on the cost of the Lost Hour, called the Lost-Hour Economic Index, hundreds of stories were published in print, broadcast and online that mentioned our findings. Here’s just a sample of some…
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Looking for the SleepBetter D.S.T. Sweepstakes? Click here. Daylight Saving Time and The Lost Hour Daylight Saving Time begins in the U.S and many other countries on March 10, 2013, when we set our clocks forward one hour. This year, SleepBetter is focusing on that “Lost Hour”. We’ve got answers for how much it costs,…
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SleepBetter’s Lost-Hour Economic Index shows us once and for all just how much it costs when we “spring forward” to Daylight Saving Time. Between health expenses and lost production, it’s worth $433,982,548.00 nationally. The heat map below visualizes which metropolitan areas are impacted the most. Click here to see a full sortable list of the 360…
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On March 10, the United States and a number of other nations will move their clocks forward one hour, as Daylight Saving Time begins. The spring time change can lead to (at minimum) fatigue and sluggishness due to losing an hour of sleep. But, how much money does it cost us? SleepBetter.org investigated, and created the…
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New research from Carpenter Co. and SleepBetter.org is finding that relationships might take a toll on sleep. The SleepBetter.org Sleepless Couples Index found that, on average, American couples get about a half a day less sleep per month than singles and those who had been previously married. Check out our findings below: SleepBetter Sleepless…
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As part of the Great American Pillow Toss sleep education campaign, Carpenter Co. and SleepBetter.org analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDCP) annual Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey (BRFSS) to rank the nation’s most sleep-deprived cities. The results were pulled from the data of 188,795 respondents and shows that a…
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In the last of our series of infographics, we take a look at how college students stack up against most Americans when it comes to amount of sleep and bedroom cleanliness. The results? Well, the graphic below (click for a full-sized version) will show you that college students are in for a reality check come…
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What’s your pillow maintenance style? Do you wash regularly or are you more of a microbe risk taker? Check out our latest infographic below (click for a full-sized version) to see how you stack up and for tips on how get the best bounce out of your pillow. To view more SleepBetter infographics, visit our…
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It’s no secret that our four-legged friends are carrying around a number of “friends” of their own. Have you thought about what they carry into your bed? Check out the infographic below (click it to see a larger version) from our Big Germ on Campus series and see how many Americans are sleeping with their…
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Created by Carpenter Co., SleepBetter is here to help with one of the biggest problems facing individuals today: lack of sleep. Diet, exercise and sleep are the cornerstones of good health, and sleep is the easiest to fix. Let us help you! We provide sleep tips and advice through our hundreds of articles, and foster discussion on SleepBetter.org, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+. Our Dr. Lisa Shives, a recognized sleep physician, provides a medical view of sleep issues and answers questions through Ask Dr. Lisa. Using these tools, we hope to give others the information they need to make a choice to sleep better.
