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Why A Comfortable Bed Matters

Do you treasure that extra hour of sleep? Do you wake up in the morning wishing you could have just one more hour? The easiest way to ensure that you get that extra hour, that hour that can mean the difference between a grumpy and a good day, is having a comfortable mattress. It is that simple.Scientific...

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Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?

It is a common joke on TV and in movies that after sex the male will roll over and fall asleep, usually leaving his partner wide awake. While this is exaggerated for comic effect much of the time, there is some truth to the idea that after intercourse many of us feel sleepy. Why is that? Well,...

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What Piece Of Furniture Do We Use More Than Any Other Piece Of Furniture?

Here is a quick quiz for you, what piece of furniture do we use more than any other piece of furniture? No, it is not a couch or any other type of chair. It is not a table. It is in fact, drum roll please, the bed. That is right, you use your bed more than any other piece of furniture. When you think...

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Sleeping With Your Eyes Open

Going to sleep and having your eyes closed seem to be intricately connected, most of us would think you couldn’t get to sleep without having our eyes closed, but people can actually go to sleep with their eyes open. This may sound like a handy trick, especially if you have to put up with boring...

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Sleepiness Can Be Cured By A Blue Light

Hands up anyone who has woken in the morning feeling drowsy? Most of us have had a few mornings like that, where we feel terrible even though we went to bed on time and had the right amount of sleep. This can leave you feeling cheated and annoyed. You can deal with feeling bad if you stayed up too...

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Science Tells Us Why We Dream

Over the years there have been numerous theories offered about why we dream. Many believe that it is to train our brains in a safe environment. Almost like we go into a virtual reality game where we can make mistakes without any repercussions. This would explain why younger humans dream more. It would...

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Resetting The Brain's Sleep-Wake Clock

It seems that not a day goes past that you do not hear about a crazy scientific study that has proven spaghetti only breaks into a certain number of pieces or that people who have watched the entire Baywatch run live two years longer on average. There are even awards that honour those studies, they are...

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REM Sleep, The Facts

REM is probably best recognised as a big band in the 90s, but the band took their name from an important sleep cycle. REM stands for rapid eye movement and it is one of the key periods in the sleep cycle, here are some interesting facts about REM:It is the part when the most vivid dreams occur and occupies...

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Odds Of Being Killed By Falling Out Of Bed?

This may sound silly but there are in fact statistics relating to death by falling out of bed. The chances of being killed by falling out of bed are about one in two million. Okay, so that doesn’t sound too bad, but how does it compare. To put that figure in perspective, let’s look at some...

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How Much Do You Move When You Sleep?

Asking how much you move when you sleep can be a surprisingly touchy subject. Asking your partner will often result in an answer that indicates you move too much, and may even become a discussion about stealing the blanket as well. Generally speaking, your partner will believe that they ‘don’t...

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How Long Can You Go Without Sleep?

For most of us, one night without sleep is more than enough. Even half a night’s sleep is less than satisfactory. But if you really had to, how long could you go without sleeping? Incredibly, the longest period without sleeping is 18 days, 21 hours and 40 minutes during, of all things, a rocking...

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Average Time To Fall Asleep Is 7 Minutes

Although it often seems like it takes forever, the average time it takes to fall asleep is actually only seven minutes. Of course, with averages, there is always a massive amount of variation. For some people, seven minutes would be incredible, while for others they are a sleep moments after their head...

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