Tag: Sleep

When people feel chronically tired, they are usually under the impression that they need to go to bed earlier. It’s not always that simple, though. A great night’s sleep involves more than just your bedtime. What happens behind the scenes determines how you’ll feel in the morning. Sleep scientist Dr....

If you want to live longer, feel better, and perform better, it pays to understand how sleep impacts your body. That’s why improving your sleep quality is one of the laws in my new book, “Game Changers: What Leaders & Mavericks Do to Win at Life.” Here’s another reason to...

Back in 1998, researchers made an extraordinary discovery: shining blue light on the back of your knees could reset your internal clock. It brought up a fascinating possibility: that your skin can absorb light and send signals that change your brain. Science, the biggest research publication in the world, named...

America has a sleep issue.Many Americans have trouble falling asleep or insomnia, and of those at least 8.4% are using sleep medications. One of the most common sleep hacks is sleeping pills, but they come with a laundry list of side effects. Even worse? They mask the underlying issue for...

Download the Bulletproof Sleep Bundle now (includes Bulletproof Sleep Roadmap, sleep log and your printable sleep checklist) via the sign-up form below! Raise your hand if any of these scenarios sounds familiar: You struggle to fall asleep, and once you do, you wake up multiple times a night. Or perhaps...

Wearable technology like the OURA Ring helps you pinpoint what’s going on in your body throughout the day, so you can tweak your inputs in response to your your measures. Knowing when to adjust things like mealtimes, exercise, environment, and bedtime is vital to biohacking. But with so many trackers...

Deep sleep is an essential part of high performance. Your whole body runs better after a good night’s sleep: you’re mentally quicker, your memory improves, you burn more fat, and your cells become better at making energy. And with 80 percent of people facing at least occasional insomnia, learning to hack...

You probably know the feeling — you manage to sleep 7 or 8 hours a night, yet you still wake up groggy and cranky. What gives? I’ve been saying for years that it’s not about the number of hours you clock in your bed each night — the standard 8-hour...

DISCLAIMER: The following article and video are for learning purposes only. Please consult your doctor first if you have any medical conditions such as sleep apnea Have you heard of mouth taping? Sealing your lips shut with tape while you sleep is the latest crazy-sounded health fad that comes with...

When it comes to music, it seems like there’s a playlist for every kind of mood — ‘90s hip hop if you’re feeling nostalgic, classical if you want to relax, dubstep if you want to get pumped for a workout. But if you want to maximize your performance, increase your...

You may have heard about the Gravity Blanket, a weighted blanket that scored nearly $5 million last year on crowdfunding site Kickstarter (they raised a whopping $150k on the first day). Originally designed for children with autism, weighted blankets have hit the mainstream in a big way. They promise to...

Do early birds really have an edge on night owls? A new study from Northwestern Medicine and the University of Surrey found that people who stay up late and sleep in are at an increased risk of premature death than people who go to bed early and rise with the...

Need to learn how to stay awake after a sleepless night? Make no mistake, all-nighters do nothing for your health. Less sleep raises blood pressure and adversely affects the levels of your stress hormone, cortisol.  If you want to support your health and perform at your peak on the regular,...

Sleeping in complete darkness doesn’t just improve your sleep quality. New research suggests it may fend off depression as well. A recent study found a strong connection between low-level nighttime light exposure and symptoms of depression in older adults. Nighttime light causes depressive symptoms in elderly Researchers monitored the nighttime light...

A study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology demonstrates that people who took five minutes to write a to-do list for the next day before going to bed fell asleep faster. For the 40% of Americans who report trouble falling asleep at least a few times a month, this is...

Support your sleep, your energy, your digestion, your mood and your brain function with these five easy biohacks. 1. Sleep and see better with F.lux F.lux is a free plugin for your computer, iPad and iPhone that removes melatonin-suppressing blue light from your screen. You need melatonin for deep sleep,...