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Learn all about your body's sleep biology, from hormones and sleep stages to mental wellbeing.

Is It Better to Be a Night Owl or Early Bird?
Is It Good to Sleep with Your Dog in Bed?
Quiz: How Well Do You Sleep?
Sleep Style Quiz: What Type of Sleeper Are You?
How Much Sleep Is Too Much Sleep? What to Know About Oversleeping
How to Sleep on Your Side Without Waking Up with a Sore Back or Neck
Is it Safe to Take an Antihistamine for Sleep Every Night?
Zolpidem, Oral Tablet
Eszopiclone, Oral Tablet
Temazepam, Oral Capsule
The Weirdest Things That Happened When I Took Ambien
Surgical Options to Treat the Causes of Excessive Snoring

7 Podcasts for Sleep, Relaxation, and Sleep Science
It’s Time We Stop Bragging About Not Getting Enough Sleep
What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia?
Trouble Sleeping? A Sleep Mask Could Be a Game-Changer
Can Hops Help You Sleep?
8 Tips to Help Get Over Jet Lag
Does Red Light at Night Help or Hinder Your Sleep?
Imagery Rehearsal Therapy Can Help You Rewrite Nightmares for Sweeter…
Can a Keto Diet Help Narcolepsy?
15 Remedies That May Stop Snoring
Do Some Bedroom Wall Colors Help You Sleep Better?

How Long Can You Go Without Sleep? Function, Hallucination, and More
Top 10 Benefits of Sleeping Naked
How These 3 Sleep Positions Affect Your Gut Health
How to Stay Up All Night
Tired of Being A Night Owl? 8 Steps to Stop Staying Up So Late
Figuring Out How Much Sleep You Need
8 Effective Ways to Wake Up a Deep Sleeper
How to Stay Awake While Driving Long Distances or at Night
How to Become a Morning Person: Practical Advice for Changing Your…
Causes and Prevention of Jet Lag
The Best Healthy Sleep Apps of 2020

6 Simple Tips for Sleeping in the Heat
Sleep and Wakefulness
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: When to Talk with Your Doctor
Long Summer Days Affecting Your Sleep? How to Get the Rest You Need
Your 5-minute Read on Restorative Sleep
The Best Sleeping Positions for Lower Back Pain, Alignment Tips, and…
What Is Deep Sleep and Why Is It Important?
What's the Best Time to Sleep and Wake Up?
5 Reasons to Get More Sleep
How Many Hours of Sleep Do You Really Need?
The 5 Stages of Acute Sleep Deprivation
What Is the Purpose of Sleep?

Is It Possible to Get Less Sleep but Feel Rested and Productive?
Everything to Know About the Stages of Sleep
What Is Pink Noise and How Does It Compare with Other Sonic Hues?
What Is Sleep Sex?
What You Need to Know About the Dangers of Microsleep
How Sleep Can Affect Your Hormone Levels, Plus 12 Ways to Sleep Deep
Blue Light and Sleep: What's the Connection?
Yes, Parents, Your Lack of Sleep Is Affecting Your Mental Health
Life
The Ferber Method: Does Crying It Out Really Work?
6 Reasons Working from Bed Isn't Doing You Any Favors
Sleep Problems in the Elderly
Why Do I Keep Waking Up Tired?

Your Sleep Needs Change as You Age: Here’s What You Need to Know
What Is a Sleep Study, Anyway?
It’s Not Just Hot Flashes. Menopause Can Disrupt Your Sleep
Is It Safe to Sleep with Earplugs?
Can Exercising Before Bed Affect Your Sleep?
Best Sleeping Positions for a Good Night’s Sleep
How Much Deep, Light, and REM Sleep Do You Need?
How to Stop Tossing and Turning at Night
The Case for Sleeping with Socks On
Is It Better to Sleep for 1 to 2 Hours, or to Not Sleep at All?
What Is Chronic Insomnia and How Can You Treat It?

10 Things That Happen to Your Body When You Lose Sleep
What You Should Know About Difficulty Sleeping
What Does Your Sleeping Position Say About Your Personality and Health?
An Overview of Periodic Limb Movement Disorder
Everything You Need to Know About the Benefits of Napping
What Is a BiPAP Machine and What’s It Used For?
What Is Hypnagogia, the State Between Wakefulness and Sleep?
Is It Healthy to Sleep with a Fan On?
Is 5 Hours Enough Sleep?
Sleep Debt: Can You Ever Catch Up?
Everything You Should Know About Sleep Talking
Not Sleeping Probably Won’t Kill You, But Things Will Get Ugly

What Causes Laughing While Asleep?
Everything You Need to Know About Drowsiness
How a Cold Shower Before Bed Affects Your Sleep
What Is the Best Temperature for Sleep?
What Is Polyphasic Sleep, and Is It Safe?
Why Do We Have Recurring Nightmares?
Is Sleeping with the Lights On Good or Bad for You?
What Causes Sleepwalking?
What Is Sleep Drunkenness?
What Is Mouth Taping, and Does It Help Treat Snoring or Sleep Apnea?
How Long Does It Typically Take to Fall Asleep?
Can You Die from Sleep Paralysis?

What Is Biphasic Sleep?
Not All Sleep Is Restorative — What to Know About Improving Your Rest
Chronotypes, Sleep, and Productivity
What Is Dysania?
What to Know About Healthy Sleep
Are You a Hot Sleeper? Here's What You Need to Know
Does a Good Mattress Lead to Better Sleep?
What’s Considered a Catnap and Is It Beneficial?
Sleeping with Your Eyes Open: Possible but Not Recommended
Is Sleep Addiction a Real Thing?
How Does Cortisol Affect Your Sleep?
What Is Sleep Latency and the Multiple Sleep Latency Test?

How to Fall Back Asleep After Waking at Night
What Is Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome?
What Is Severe Sleep Apnea and How’s It Treated?
7 Bedtime Drinks That May Help You Sleep
How to Fall Asleep in 10, 60, or 120 Seconds
How to Sleep with a Stuffy Nose: 25 Tips to Speed Healing and Sleep…
Top 15 Proven Tips to Sleep Better at Night
Hacks for Managing Daytime Sleepiness at Work
8 Reasons Sleeping on Your Back May Solve Your Sleep Issues
Why White Noise May Help You Get Your Best Sleep Ever
Irregular Schedule? Tips to Get Your Sleep on Track
11 Sleep Hacks from Around the World

18 Ways You May Be Sabotaging Your Sleep Schedule
10 Tips to Fall Back Asleep After Waking Up at Night
What to Know About Sleeping When You’re Sick
8 Tips for How to Get More REM Sleep
5 Steps to Sleeping on Your Back Every Night
9 Reasons to Get Up Early
Can Sleep Help You Learn? Here’s What Research Has to Say
Can Light Therapy Improve Your Sleep?
23 Ways to Revamp Your Nighttime Routine
Can You Train Your Body to Sleep Less? Plus 18 Tips for Better Sleep
34 Ways to Wake Up Feeling Refreshed and Ready to Go
That’s a Wrap: Can Adult Swaddling Help You Relax?

Use This 90-Minute Snooze Button Hack to Energize Your Morning
Is Sleeping with Your TV on a Bad Idea?
How Cozying Up with a Good Book Before Bed Might Just Improve Your…
Insomnia Can Happen Before Your Period — Here’s How to Manage It
10 Natural Ways to Sleep Better
Tips To Sleep Better
Your Complete Guide to Taking the Best Nap of Your Life
The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Your Body
Do Women Need More Sleep Than Men?
Why Am I So Tired? 12 Reasons (Plus Solutions)
Why Am I So Tired, but Can’t Sleep?
Why Am I Experiencing Night Sweats?

Why Do I Feel Excessively Sleepy?
Tips for Talking with Your Doctor About Insomnia and Why It Matters
Why You Don’t Have to Be a Morning Person to Be Productive
Snoring: A Wake Up Call to Bigger Health Problems
Why You Have a ‘Foggy Brain’ If You Don’t Get Enough Sleep
Power Naps: Your Guide to Getting More Shut-Eye
Why Do I Keep Waking Up at 3 a.m.?
Tips to Try If You Get Hot While Sleeping
Why Do My Hands Go Numb When I Sleep?
Why You're Sleeping Through Your Alarm – and How to Stop Hitting the…
Why Do I Wake Up Too Early?
Why You Can’t Seem to Stay Asleep (Plus, How to Finally Catch Some…

How to Identify and Manage Being Overtired
Are You a Light Sleeper?
I Went to Bed at 8:30 Every Night for a Week. Here’s Why I’ll Continue
This Is Why You Snore, Plus Tips on How to Stop Snoring
What Can Cause You to Sleep with One Eye Open and One Closed?
Revenge Bedtime Procrastination: The Reason You Were Up Until 2 a.m…
Taking the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) Test
Explore the Healthline Sleep Shop
How I Found the Time and Space for Better Sleep in My Busy Life
Your 5-Minute Read on Mastering Daylight Savings
How Often Should You Change Your Sheets?
I Threw Out My Bed: Now I Get the Best Sleep of My Life
How Separate Bedrooms Saved My Sleep. And My Relationship.
How Often Should You Replace Your Mattress?

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