REM-y sez: “Stay Home, Stay Healthy (and get your ZZZ)”
SleepyHeadCENTRAL is asking its readers to please: ♥ practice social distancing ♥ stay home if you have any flu or cold symptoms* ♥ avoid assembling in groups ♥ [...]
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Literary hibernation: Vitamin ZZZ “40 Winks” now live!
You'll find haiku and letter forms, shared sleeping experiences of both comfort and discomfort, poems that examine flying dreams, insomnia remedies, and night walking. What does human hibernation mean to you? [...]
Does sleep change as we age?
It would seem that senior citizens are a sleepy bunch and their need for naps automatically presumes that older people simply need more sleep. However, aging itself does not [...]
Sleep ahead of the fireworks… Happy Independence Day from SleepyHeadCENTRAL!
Fireworks may keep you up all night, but so are concerns about democracy. Catch your winks when you can, your freedom depends on it! [...]
Wellness Wednesday: Day care workers arrested in Chicago for feeding toddlers melatonin gummy bears at naptime
If you're a parent and you give your children melatonin, that is something you should do with the guidance of a pediatrician and in the privacy of your own home. For a daycare provider to dispense melatonin gummy bears as a "naptime snack" is unethical and illegal. We don't know enough about how melatonin affects children's sleep-wake cycles and overall brain development to be so cavalier about this practice. [...]
Wordless Wednesday: We’re taking a long winter’s nap
SHC is taking a break and will return with fresh news, curations, and more starting Monday January 8, 2018. In the meantime... Long winter naps for everybody! [...]
Sleep News Weekly || Dec 14, 2017: DPRK student risks death for nap, Sleep Out nets £3.6m for homeless, woman fired for apnea? more
New PTSD treatment could help military personnel sleep; Sleep Out raises money and awareness for homeless right to sleep; sleep violence happens more than you think; and more about how America (and the world) sleeps. [...]
You asked SHC… about coffee naps
Coffee naps are a trending way to refresh yourself during the day. Here's a tried-and-true method for incorporating them into your workday so you can stay alert in the afternoon, or as a recharge between odd shifts or while traveling. [...]
Controversial ideas in sleep health: Naps for high schoolers… Yay or Nay?
In the last few years, the rise of awareness about sleep deprivation among our teens has been a primary focus for those campaigning for later bell times for high schoolers. [...]
Back to School… Already???
Back to School… already? Nobody wants to think about it, but for many families across the country, summer is almost over. Mid-August is start time for many districts, [...]
