Light sleep is the beginning of your sleep cycle and your body's way of winding down. Breathing, heart rate and muscle changes prepare your body for the deeper sleep to come. Light sleep is broken ...

REM stands for rapid eye movement — a stage in the sleep cycle when your brain is almost as active as when you’re awake. Getting enough REM sleep is crucial, as it helps you store information and ...

Stress. Anxiety. Noisy neighbors. Blanket-hogging partners. With the list of things that can disturb a person’s sleep being more of a scroll, it’s no wonder an estimated 50 to 70 million Americans are ...

Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Eat dinner at least three hours before bedtime in winter to support digestion, melatonin ...

Discover the optimal "digestive window" to align your internal clock with the shorter days and prevent nighttime awakenings.

Imagine awakening to find yourself completely unable to move or speak, perhaps feeling intense pressure on your chest, struggling to breathe, or even seeing strange figures in your bedroom. This ...