Why is sleep important for cognitive health?Growing up, it is likely that you would have heard your teachers say, "Make sure to sleep well," on the night before an exam. In fact,...
Why would you need a sleep coach to sleep well?After years of sleep app and sleep onset research and development, the Somnolence+ Initiative began to provide sleep consulting services,...
How morning larks can stay up for New Year's Eve and other celebrations...New Year's Eve is one of the few times of the year when the rest of the world parties with the night owl... well, Christmas, yes, in...
Are Night Owls Lazy and Unambitious?I think it's time to put to rest a stereotype, the one of the lazy night owl. In fact, in comparison to morning larks, night owls tend to...
Are You a Fake Night Owl?Night owls are a very specific "breed", and many myths exist about them. One of the biggest myths out there is that being a night owl is...
Eat Well for Good SleepLast summer, we began working on an audio guide about food and sleep. Specifically, we explored the research literature in this area to...
Vitamin D and Night Owl HealthVitamin D is essential to health and wellness and supports the immune system, respiratory health, bone health, and calcium absorption....
The Night Before Christmas... and Sleep WellnessI have always loved the poem The Night Before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore. Of course, my Christmas Eves were of a much different and
7 Work-From-Home Tips to Support Productivity and SleepEarlier this year, I wrote about how working from home has been a really good thing for many night owls, many of whom are sleeping a...
What Should Be the Default "Standard" Time?Have you heard about the discussion on doing away with our annual springing forward to daylight savings time (DST) and falling back to...
Sleep Sounds...People often wonder about what they can do in lieu of watching TV or scrolling through social media. Well, there's always music...
It's time to talk about insomnia...Some people are experiencing more nightmares, others are having more difficulty falling or staying asleep.
Sleep well to maintain a strong immune systemIn addition to following public health guidelines for the coronavirus, COVID-19, sleep well to maintain your immune system.
Why I strongly dislike "spring forward"...The change to daylight saving time (DST) has happened. It has been a few days now. How are you liking it?
Massages and sleep...Last December, I spent a week in a charming inn in the Laurentians. When I looked out the window, I felt like I was in a picture-perfect...
Jet lag is a drag... With travel being such a big part of contemporary life, many of us have now experienced jet lag. How do you deal with jet lag?
When shift work goes against your chronotypeMany night-shift workers remain awake at night solely because their jobs demand it. Their work is interfering with their sleep patterns.
A nightcap before you go to sleep?Do alcohol and sleep go together? Can you have that glass of wine or nightcap?