the night before we take a trip we usually sleep poorly and briefly. This just sets up the jet lag. So here’s the trick. Get your packing and preparation done early. Use your favoured sleep aid and get to bed early and sleep for a full 8 hours.

recent findings indicate that the chronic lack of sleep and untreated sleep disorders may be factors in the development of cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes.

It’s insomnia itself, not sleeping pills, that increases the risk for falls and injuries among sleep-deprived elderly people, a new study suggests.

A 2005 study by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine said that annual costs associated with lost productivity, missed days and medical bills because of insomnia can reach $107 billion

The dalai lama was right on when he said, “Sleep is the best meditation … not for Nirvana but for survival.”