Sleep health
Why This Should Be Your Only New Year’s Resolution for 2022
Sleep is a crucial part of our health and wellbeing, but rarely makes an appearance on our New Year's resolutions list. We may want to reconsider that.
Jenna Gress Smith, PhD
I am a clinical psychologist who treats, researches, and loves all things sleep and health related.
Sleep health
Sleep, The Immune System, and COVID-19 Vaccines
Studies have shown poor sleep can impact antibody production, which help vaccines do their job. Now that COVID-19 booster shots and options for different age groups are here, researchers are racing to find out how sleep and the COVID-19 vaccines interact.
Sleep tech
The New Generation 3 Oura Ring: What's In It For Your Sleep?
We examined all of the data comparing the Oura 2 vs. 3 and have put it together for you here. Learn more about Oura ring's 3rd generation
Sleep health
Nighttime Urination
Nighttime urination is not a sleep problem itself, however it can affect the quality of your sleep.
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Sleep hygiene basics and myths
We all think we know everything about sleep hygiene, but in case we are missing something...
Sleep 101
Sleep and thoughts: The truth revealed
Understanding what is happening in our bodies as it relates to sleep is key, but we also need to bring in another factor — your thoughts.
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Crescent's approach and the science of sleep improvement
Improving sleep mainly has to do with balancing your body, mind, and nervous system. Something that is off will not only affect your life during the day but also at night. We can think of the night as...
Sleep 101
Sleep and Stress
When we are on high alert, multiple systems in our body change to attend to the stressor. Our visual field, blood flow, perceptions of danger, muscle tension, breathing, thought patterns...
Sleep 101
Insomnia as a survival response?
Sleep and survival mechanisms share several links. Think about sleep this way... What if our sleep drive was so strong that we fell asleep at our bedtime no matter what else was going on.
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Introduction to Sleep
Learning to sleep better starts with understanding what is happening while we sleep