When we think about stress, we often define it as a negative emotion experienced by our body due to facing a challenge with the environmental and internal stressors around and within us. Therefore, it is not wrong to define stress as an emotional reaction that is caused at a time of extreme brain activity. However, …
In parasomnias, there are unexpected and unpleasant bodily sensations that cause sleep disruption. These are disturbing for you and the ones who share a bed with you. It causes conflict between people and can result in poor sleep quality. What is Parasomnias? Undesirable behaviours that people experience before sleeping are known as Parasomnias. These behaviours …
Wasn’t sleep supposed to be peaceful? Yet when you experience sleep disorders, getting rest is the last thing on your mind. Catching on to a good night’s sleep might be tricky when you have a sleep disorder. Here we have curated a list of the “10 most terrifying sleep disorders” one encounters due to several …
While we are going through these harsh and unsettling times, Washing hands, wearing masks and social distancing are becoming a norm. But we are forgetting one very important aspect of staying healthy, healing, and restoring- good sleep. Good sleep in fact helps us increase our immunity and resilience towards any kind of sickness. With our …
Deadlines, side hustles, staying up all night watching cat videos, a newborn, insomnia- there are many reasons people aren’t sleeping the required number of hours every night. Around seven to nine percent of adults suffer from chronic sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation means you don’t get enough sleep. Most adults need seven to nine hours every …
Sleep is something that you not only require for survival and good health, you also look forward to it at the end of a long day. But time and again, you wake up feeling tired and groggy. You might not be getting good sleep and suffering from a sleep disorder. One of the commonest ones …
You probably would have heard people say that they sleep like a baby once the rainy season starts. A number of your friends might even opt to nap when it rains because the smell and the drizzling sounds comfort them. But for some people, the opposite happens. What if the rainy season does not work? …
The summer holiday season is typically one of the busiest- and sometimes most stressful times of the year. It is also a season that always brings poor sleep because of the business and the extreme heat of the summers too. To give a push to your health and your mood, consider some simple ways in …
The summers are here in full force, and it is as grueling and non-forgiving in most parts of the country this time, same as desert heat. Record temperatures, hot winds, inability to leave our homes or even our air-conditioned rooms impact our sleep and tend to sleep disorders. Sleeping, resting, or doing anything without sweating, …
Humans are wired to sleep after the sun sets and wake when it rises. Our body clock uses light and darkness to regulate sleep. Exposure to light stimulates the realm within the brain that regulates hormones like melatonin and blood heat. This, in turn, affects whether we feel sleepy or awake. Melatonin increases sleepiness, and …
