Lately, pregnancy pillows have appeared on the market in hundreds of versions, aiming at helping expecting mothers deal with all the inconveniences of pregnancies. But one of the most important inventions is in the form of memory foam pillows. Any expecting mother deals with lack of sleep and discomfort when lying down. This is because as the baby grows so does the tummy of the mother. During sleep, the tummy needs upholding, and pillows specifically designed for this purpose lessen...

Face Down: If you face breathing difficulties while sleeping face down, then I suggest that you not do it as you will keep waking up.

Pets: No pets in your bed together with you. We love cats and dogs just as much as the next person, but it is a fact of life that animals carry the usual army of dust mites and shed their hair in copious amounts, all of which could be potentially harmful to you.

Make Up: For the ladies, I am sure most of you remove your make up prior to...

Anxiety and worry are facts of life. Most people will feel worried if they are about to take an exam, start a new job, or have an operation. The anxiety normally goes away after the stressful event, especially if all has gone well. But sometimes anxious feelings feed on themselves and start to inter¬fere with everyday life.

Anxiety can often lead to other symptoms, such as insomnia or panic. Symptoms of anxiety include difficulty in concentrating, irritability, tense...

You haven't looked forward to the signs of aging, but they're finally here. You can't deny that your energy has plummeted, that your having a harder time just maintaining your current shape. You find yourself in a depressed state of mind, and you're just not interested in sex like you used to be.

While it's true that as you get older your body slows down, you may be one of the millions of men suffering from andropause without even knowing it. Andropause is the male...

With nearly 1 million UK residents and all of 70 million US residents seeking help for sleep problems every year, our public roads, schools and workplaces are full of people feeling irritable, groggy or depressed because they simply aren't getting the rest they need. If someone you care for has chronic sleep complaints, the gift of a memory foam mattress can bring about the deep, delta sleep all of us crave to be feeling our best.

Delta sleep is easier with this gift from deep...

The symptoms of insomnia can run the gamut or be as simple as not sleeping enough. There are many ways to find out if you suffer from a sleep disorder or if you have insomnia. Insomnia is a disorder that affects most people who are in their declining years but can affect anyone. Environmental issues, stress, poor diet, and so many other factors can all create underlying stress in your sleep pattern, making it very difficult to fall asleep, stay asleep, or have the much needed deep sleep...

We all hate waking up in the morning. When we hear our alarm clock shrieking, the last thing we feel like doing is getting out of our luxury bed and getting ready for work. There are some bedroom gadgets that aim to help you sleep better, resulting in a fresher, more perky you. From sleep therapy speakers to clever alarm clocks, gadgets for the bedroom don’t get better than this.

One of the most appealing bedroom gadgets that might not be technologically advanced but too...

The terms "Sleep Aids" and "Sleeping Aids" refer to the various therapies, medications and supplements that can help you enjoy a sound and peaceful sleep when stress, travel or other disruptions keep you awake. Sleeping aids and pills are nothing new as our ancestors have been using herbal potions and the opiate laudanum to induce sleep for centuries.

The early 1900s witnessed the introduction of barbiturates, and in the 1960s, benzodiazepines arrived on...

Insomnia is commonly described as an inability to sleep, but actually insomnia encompasses much more than that.  Irregular sleep patterns, over sleeping, sleeping at the wrong times and not being able to sleep are all symptoms of an insomnia disorder. Insomnia fatigue is the left over effect of these irregular rest patterns and insomnia fatigue can be almost impossible to function with. But there is hope. If you are struggling with how to get a good night sleep and are looking for...

Most of us have busy, hectic lives.  There is always a new task to be added to the schedule until eventually something has to give and for many of us that something is our sleep.  We look at sleep time as cutting into our productivity and think “it’s more important to get this done than it is to sleep”.  But that attitude will ultimately catch up to us.  Good sleep is necessary for good mental and physical health and if we neglect it, we will pay...