Insomnia is a common ailment and can be a sequela of COVID-19. Many medications for treating insomnia have side effects with potential to cause drug dependence. According to an article published in Mayo Clinic, prescription sleeping pills may include side effects such as: dizziness or lightheadedness, headache, changes in thinking and behavior, diarrhea or nausea,…

Sleeping medication can help adjust people’s sleep schedule to sleep; however, there are limits and risks associated with such treatment, especially when used without the guidance of a sleep professional or general practitioner. Studies have shown that melatonin tablets don’t always contain only melatonin, and the label’s dosage isn’t always accurate. In addition, some people…

The health risks of losing sleep are well known, ranging from heart disease to depression, but who knew that too little sleep can also make you selfish? That’s the takeaway of new research from the University of California, Berkeley. “This new work demonstrates that a lack of sleep not only damages the health of an…

Fewer Americans are turning to sleep medications to fight insomnia. After a dramatic rise in prescriptions for drugs like Ambien, the trend has ebbed, according to a new study, and fewer doctors are prescribing sleep medications. The use of these sleep aids dropped 31 percent between 2013 and 2018, researchers found. “There are several possible reasons for…

Sleep is important for health and well-being, but it can also be elusive. Work and social lives can play havoc on people’s sleep schedules, and it is important to be able to adjust in order to maintain an acceptable amount of rest for the mind and body. COVID-19 lockdowns disrupted many people’s sleep cycles, allowing…

It is common to hear someone complain, “I can’t sleep at night. I feel so cranky. What should I do?” If you often find it difficult to fall asleep, have many dreams while sleeping, or still feel tired after waking up, you probably suffer from insomnia. ​​While some people turn to sleep pills for help,…

Since the pandemic lasted for more than two years, it did not only change the living conditions of people but also caused a series of health problems, such as physical and mental anxiety, long COVID, and others. There are also many people suffering from insomnia. How to “improve sleep in a healthy way” has become…

A study looked at the data of 1.6 million COVID-19 patients worldwide. The researchers were trying to understand a phenomenon called “long COVID,” where the patients who clear the infection are left with lingering symptoms or new pain after several months have passed. The researchers have found that about 43 percent of infected patients developed…

Research from the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Australia’s Monash University has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the sleep habits and dreams of people across the world. The findings came out of a global survey on mental health and sleep, which was carried out during the pandemic with over 2000 participants,…

Lactucin, the hypnotic component of lettuce, is put to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of lettuce seeds. There is a perception that time spent asleep is time wasted, but it is widely recognized that inadequate sleep is associated with multiple acute and chronic conditions and results in the increased risk of death…