July and August are prime time for camping. It’s also prime time for heat in most parts of the country, so unless you have an RV with air conditioning or your idea of camping is a room at the Ramada, you have to be a little creative if you want to sleep well. Here are…
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If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times — it’s a bad idea to sleep with your smartphone. Despite that, people do it. In fact, according to a new survey, a vast majority of us do it. The new survey, commissioned by Bank of America, indicates that more than 70 percent of…
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Have you wondered about something related to sleep, but just can’t find the answer? Lots of people do, and that’s why we created Ask SleepBetter. You can ask your own question on the SleepBetter Facebook Page, or by using our Ask SleepBetter contact form. We will try to answer as many questions as possible, but we are not…
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If you’ve read any amount of SleepBetter articles, you know that we always say the average person needs between seven and nine hours of sleep. The reason for that wide range is a wide difference in people. Some are fine with seven, while some need nine or else they’re tired all day. Never before, however,…
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We generally assume that many of the people visiting SleepBetter have some kind of sleep problem. After all, if you slept perfectly and had brand new bedding that was perfect for you, you might not have looked for us! But, what are the most common everyday issues that keep us from sleeping? The New Zealand website…
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We’ve written many articles on SleepBetter about the relationship between sleep and learning. Now, it appears universities are starting to take sleep deprived students seriously. Two schools in England, Manchester University and the University of East Anglia, are the latest to install special areas for students to use solely for napping. Manchester has added futuristic…
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A new study is reinforcing the idea that a bedtime routine is the best way to get your child to sleep better. The huge multinational study, conducted by St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, involved around 10,000 mothers in 14 different countries. The researchers found out that mothers who implemented bedtime routines reported their children had fewer behavioral problems during the…
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Every day it seems there’s a new app available for smartphones that promises to give you all of the information you need on your sleep patterns, making you more educated and able to sleep better. It sounds good in theory, but in the end you’re better off without those apps. This isn’t a case of…
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It’s less than a week until Mother’s Day. Are you set for a gift for your mother or, just as important, the mother of your children? What about giving her sleep? While it’s wonderful to give an outing with the family, beautiful gifts and, of course, flowers, one thing that mothers (particularly those with younger…
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Have you wondered about something related to sleep, but just can’t find the answer? Lots of people do, and that’s why we created Ask SleepBetter. You can ask your own question on the SleepBetter Facebook Page, or by using our Ask SleepBetter contact form. We will try to answer as many questions as possible, but we are not…
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