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Join the 99%: Sleep In and Take a Revolutionary Nap

Posted by Ryan Hurd on February 3, 2012 | 27 Comments

As the parent of a newborn baby (ain’t he cute?), my sleep these days is pretty much toast. Seven weeks in, I’ve accepted that I’m not going to sleep for a period of more than two hours at a time for the foreseeable future.

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5 Most Effective Herbs for Sleep and Relaxation

Posted by Ryan Hurd on July 13, 2010 | 12 Comments

The sleep aid industry has a powerful grip on the world, but even the most effective prescription drugs have their downsides: side-effects, limited access and prohibitive costs. That’s why countless people turn to herbs, which have been tested for hundreds of years by herbalists and naturopaths –versus the standard 6 months of testing for the [...]

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Routine Sleep Schedules Good for Infants

Posted by Ryan Hurd on May 1, 2009 | 1 Comment

ScienceDaily reported a study from the journal Sleep today showing a strong connection between regular bedtimes for babies and improved sleep patterns.
Here’s a snippet from the original article:
Results indicate that the establishment of a nightly bedtime routine produced significant reductions in problematic sleep behaviors for infants and toddlers. Improvements were seen in latency and sleep [...]

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Sleep On It — You’ve got Nothing to Lose

Posted by Ryan Hurd on February 13, 2009 | 5 Comments

I was in college when I learned that if I crammed for a test and then got a couple hours sleep, that crammed info would still be in my head the next morning. It was a great discovery — I have always been a fan of getting my sleep.
Now a group of neuroscientists have [...]

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Children’s Snoring and Cognitive Deficiencies Linked

Posted by Ryan Hurd on October 16, 2008 | 1 Comment

Science Daily published this article last week about the new links between snoring and mental deficiences in children. The results are a little perplexing, especially where sleep apnea is concerned.
As expected, they found that children with snoring had lower regional cerebral oxygen concentration than healthy children. But, paradoxically, they found that children with sleep [...]

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Office Culture Reconsiders the Siesta

Posted by Ryan Hurd on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments

Our culture is a sleep-deprived culture. While that is obvious to many, it is helpful every once in a while to call out the larger dynamic, the water we swim in.

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