Why Deep Sleep Is Different From 'Sleeping Better' If you want deeper sleep, you need to target slow-wave sleep - the stage where your brain waves slow down, your body repairs muscle, and your immune system resets. Most sleep advice focuses on falling asleep faster or avoiding night wakings. But you can do all that …

The Real Reason You're Both Tossing and Turning When my wife and I first moved in together, I did what most people do: I bought a king-size mattress, a set of noise-canceling headphones, and mentally prepared for a lifetime of blanket wars. I assumed that sleeping beside another human being was simply something you endured …

Your Shift Work Sleep Problem Is Not Just About Your Bedroom If you search for sleep tips as a shift worker, you will find the same tired list everywhere: blackout curtains, white noise machines, and "keep a consistent schedule." These basics help, but they ignore the real reason most shift workers still feel wrecked after …

If you are lying in bed wide awake at 11 PM, willing yourself to sleep, you are fighting a losing battle. The harder you try to force sleep, the more elusive it becomes. The real problem is not that you are doing something wrong in bed. The problem is that your brain does not have …

The 2 a.m. Refrigerator Visit Is Not a Moral Failure The question "how to avoid late night snacking" usually comes after a familiar scene. You told yourself no. You brushed your teeth. And somehow, at 11:40 p.m., you are standing in the kitchen light, eating shredded cheese straight from the bag, feeling a mix of …