Author: Derek Lacey

When choosing the best kids mattresses, we really need to understand that what our children sleep on matters as much as what environment they sleep in! Saying "goodnight" to your child is the send off at the end of a long, exhausting day that most parents are looking forward to for…

It’s the middle of the day and your battery feels like it’s running out of juice.  You could use a recharge, but not at the expense of daytime productivity or nightly sleep.  Take solace in the fact that normal circadian rhythm leads to a natural decline in energy, somewhere between 1:00 and…

If you’ve struggled with sleep long enough, you’ve probably uttered the words “I’ve tried everything and nothing works.”  In comes the conversation about blue light and sleep. Could it be possible that the one thing you haven’t tried—blocking the light from technology that suppresses melatonin—is all you ever needed?  Blockling blue light…

Many people are starting to connect the dots between blue light and eye damage. A color in the visible light spectrum, blue light appears in two ways: naturally in sunlight, and unnaturally in technological devices ranging from lightbulbs to cell phones.  Protecting your eyes from too much exposure to blue light isn’t…

You’ve woken up tired. Again. You add up the number of hours you slept, only to find you’ve met the recommended sleep requirements. The math adds up, but it doesn’t feel like it. It’s time to start your day, but you wish you could go back to sleep! Maybe you intended…

Nothing is more important than sleep, and we now know this more than ever. As a result, how many hours of sleep you should get is a growing concern.  The truth is, sometimes 5 hours is enough. Sometimes 10 hours is enough. But sometimes, no matter how long you sleep, it…

You can’t talk about sleep without talking about melatonin. Melatonin is the precursor to sleep and is responsible for that feeling you get when sleep is near. It’s also what keeps you asleep until your body naturally runs out and begins to prepare you for wakefulness.  Melatonin does help you sleep.…

Wearing blue light glasses may be the fastest growing health trend, and with any health trend comes the debate of helpful vs fad—especially with sleep.  When you struggle mightily with sleep, falling for another fad is disheartening. And with a billion-dollar industry that’s always flaunting its next magic trick, skepticism is…

Whether you have difficulty sleeping due to lower back pain or your lower back pain has been caused by a chronic lack of sleep, these two issues seem to love each other’s company. And when this happens, getting normal sleep can seem impossible. Fortunately, it is possible to learn how…