Wrapping up this three post series on napping with a discussion of the nappuccino. The first time I heard the portmanteau “nappuccino” was not from a sleep expert but from an entrepreneur @danielpink. BTW check out his @MasterClass it is awesome. The idea behind the...

‍Naps are one of the most effective tools for enhancing performance when we’re short on sleep. However, the best strategy varies, for example if you’re talking about total sleep deprivation versus sleep restriction. ‍Let’s look at a study after a night of five hours...

Sleep deprivation has been shown to adversely impact reaction time, accuracy, strength, vigor, endurance as well as cognitive skills such as judgement and decision making. Research has also shown athletes are particularly susceptible to sleep deprivation because of...

‍Sleep training is, by far, the most common query I receive on DMs. It dominates the thoughts of many parents or really anyone with a child in their lives. In this week’s issue of @newyorkermagSam Knight discusses the topic (link in bio) and describes their experience...

While myofunctional therapy and playing the didgeridoo are known to improve snoring and mild obstructive sleep apnea, these options are not always practical or easily accessible to the millions of Americans with snoring and mild OSA. Enter the new kid on the block...

A few years ago I was attending a  conference and the lecturer (a sleep doctor) presented a case of shift work sleep wake disorder in one of the night technicians who worked in her sleep lab. During the presentation she joked that the best solution was for the...

One of the most common sleep issues that arises in this age group is nighttime fears. This age is unique because children are developed enough to express fears but are not yet able to distinguish between fantasy and reality. Dr. Avi Sadeh, a pediatric sleep...

One of the most common pitfalls I find myself falling into is letting my daughter’s bedtime shift later and later. It’s partly because of my own tendency as a night owl to drift later but also partly due to the dramatic changes in the light dark cycle that occur in...

Night Shift mode is a built-in software on iOS and macOS which shifts the color temperature of the display towards the yellowish part of the color spectrum. It claims to filter blue wavelengths from the display but does it actually work? An article in press set to be...

We know that poor sleep disproportionately affects gender minorities and there is a deficiency in research on sleep in gender minority populations but in particular in transgender and non-binary populations. If you were to conduct a literature search on pubmed today...