Sleep plays a critical role in the quest to stay healthy, but it can be challenging for people to get enough quality sleep night after night. Adding just 15 minutes of sleep each week is a good way to improve sleep health. This is the goal of the Sleeptember®, “Go Dark” campaign.What Is Sleeptember®?Sleeptember® is a community focused on promoting...

Hearing you have sleep apnea can be confusing. With the right tools and resources, though, you can lead a relatively healthy and normal life after diagnosis. Here are the first steps you should take after learning you have sleep apnea.Step 1: Get a CPAPYou’ll need a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine; a sleep apnea device that requires wearing a...

What do the 1979 nuclear accident at Three Mile Island and the 1986 nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl have in common, aside from being two of the biggest disasters in recent history? Investigators determined that insomnia and sleep deprivation were significant factors in both incidents. Scary, isn’t it? What’s even scarier is that even if you don’t work at a nuclear site,...

Special Offer: Get 10% off sitewide at SoClean from March 8th through March 18th, 2016 in honor of Daylight Savings and World Sleep Day. Just use code sleep10 at checkout.Springing forward for Daylight Savings is more than just an annual nuisance; it actually poses a hazard to your health and well-being. Losing that precious hour of sleep has been linked with...