Health
What is ASMR, and can it help you sleep?
What does this new viral acronym, ASMR, mean? I must admit that when I first stumbled across these videos after a friend suggested them to ...
Health
Why are teenagers so lazy?
Are you in your teenage years? If so, you should get your parents to read this article. Are you the parent of a teenager? Yes? ...
Health
Working night shifts and the links to cancer
Did you know that working night shifts is classed as a carcinogen, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO)? Do you know which country became ...
Dreams
Do dogs dream? And what does it tell us about REM sleep
Does your dog dream? Yes? How do you know? Do you notice that your dog whimpers or barks while it is sleeping? Or maybe you ...
Health
Sleep Paralysis – what is it, and how does it affect you?
Have you ever woken up feeling paralysed? Not able to move any part of your body? If you have experienced this phenomenon just after falling ...
Health
How does the brain go to sleep?
Imagine this: You’ve just wrapped up that report, the one that was due yesterday, but you powered through the evening to get it done. You ...
Health
The stages of the sleep cycle
To learn more about the sleep cycle, we have to know about what is going on under the hood, so to speak. So, we need ...
Health
What is sleep?
Sleeping is an intriguing enigma in the tapestry of human experience. We acknowledge its crucial role, yet the mystery surrounding its true essence persists. What ...
Medicines, Mirtazapine
Can you use Mirtazapine for sleep?
Mirtazapine is an antidepressant medication that lives a secret double life. Due to its sedating properties, many prescribers use mirtazapine for sleep and to help ...
Zopiclone
Is Zolpidem the same as Zopiclone?
The two drugs are both nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic agents and work in almost the same way. They bind to the same receptor, the benzodiazepine binding site ...
Melatonin
Melatonin and Testosterone: Is there a connection?
It seems two pandemics are occurring simultaneously in the world today: low testosterone levels in men and widespread insomnia caused by circadian disruption, but is ...
Melatonin
Melatonin and infertility
Melatonin, also known as the “Dracula Hormone” because it is only released at night, is more commonly associated with helping us sleep. However, since researchers ...
Melatonin
What is Melatonin
Melatonin is a hormone produced by the pineal gland in the brain to help us fall asleep. Before we discuss Melatonin, let’s look at how ...
Zopiclone
What is Zopiclone?
Zopiclone is a drug that is often prescribed for the short-term treatment of insomnia. In this article, we will focus on the following points: How ...
Health
Why am I so tired but can’t sleep?
Do you ever feel totally exhausted but find yourself unable to drift off into a blissful rest-restoring sleep? In other words, are you “tired but ...