Did you know, humans are the only mammals that can delay their sleep? All other mammals like dogs, cats, sheep, cows have to go to sleep when their bodies demand it. Somehow we have learnt how to delay it so that we can finish one more episode of a show on Netflix. We have learnt […]
In a study by “Sleep Junkie”; 54% of people feel “dreadful” when they hear their morning alarm. 27% feel anxious. What a terrible way to start the day! While only about 11% feel energized. And just 2% feel excited. Finally, only .3% feel awake! The remaining 5% didn’t set alarms. So what category do you […]
On average a person needs about 7 minutes to fall asleep. Anything less than 5 minutes is actually a sign of being sleep deprived! Anything more than 10 minutes and your sleep could be in jeopardy. How long does it take you to fall asleep? Do you put your head down on the pillow and […]
Snooze Alarm – The button that replaced our childhood memories of “mommy just 5 minutes moorreee please!”. Ever wondered why snooze is for 9 minutes and not 10 minutes. Why this strange odd number! Its because back in the day of the mechanical clocks it was easier to have a cog that triggered the alarm […]
The earliest pillows were made about 9,000 years ago. They were made out of stone! That’s a very far departure from our fluffy goose feather pillows. Some of these stone pillows were made specifically to invite good dreams and keep demons away. Others were created to prevent bugs from crawling into the sleepers mouth and […]
Did you know that there are different stages and cycles of sleep? There are four stages of sleep. Stage 1, stage 2, stage 3 and REM or rapid eye movement. Stage 1 and 2 can be called light sleep stages. Stage 3 and REM are deep sleep stages. You are more likely to wake up […]
‘What consumes your mind controls your time.’ Today, that is the digital world for us. We spend a major part of our time in it. Our phones are the first thing we see when we wake up and the last thing we ‘check’ before we sleep. When we can’t sleep, our phones distract us. Simply […]
What are the first things that come to your mind when you think of losing weight? Lots and lots of cardio? Exercising like a beast? Dieting? Starving yourself? In fact, after nutrition and eating habits, sleep is the second biggest cause for having a few extra pounds(Link to study). Look around, night shift workers (Call […]