Sleep Centre - YourLifeAssist

Sleep is a necessity and although we can go without it for a while, it eventually becomes as important to our health and well-being as food, air and water.

Insomnia in itself is not a serious health problem, but it can make you feel tired, depressed and irritable. It can also cause a lack of concentration during the day, which can lead to serious mistakes and accidents.

Insomnia and CaMKII

You know how terrible you feel after one very late night. Just think how awful it must be for insomniacs who virtually never have a good night's sleep! But new [...]

Sleep – how much is enough?

The American playwright Wilson Mizner once said that the amount of sleep required by the average person is five minutes more. Most of us will agree with that, even without [...]

What is sleep?

Everybody appreciates a good night’s sleep, but everybody probably also knows what it feels like not to have had quite enough. What is sleep, and why do we sleep? Sleep [...]

Exercise and sleeplessness (insomnia)

Exercise and sleep go hand in hand. A healthy amount of the one is necessary to support the other. Lifestyle changes, such as healthy eating and regular exercise, can help [...]

Sleep as a process

The average person sleeps eight hours a night, which amounts to 3 000 hours a year and means we basically sleep for a third of our lifespan. Incredible when you [...]

Sleep deprivation and sleep debt

There are many misconceptions about how much sleep individuals need or can do without. Unfortunately, few realise that lack of sleep slowly but surely builds up to what is known [...]

FAQs about sleep

These are the most frequently asked questions about sleep. Question: Why do we sleep? Answer: Sleep improves physical and emotional wellbeing. Regular good quality sleep is very important for rest [...]

Sleep, wonderful sleep

Shakespeare tells us that sleep is a gentle thing, "nature's soft nurse" and Keats describes it as a magical thing that "like a comfortable bird broods over the troubled sea [...]

Narcolepsy: spontaneously falling asleep during day time

Feeling tired and occasionally falling asleep at work after a night on the town is normal but imagine talking to your boss or being in your car on the highway [...]

Restless legs syndrome (RLS), the sleep depriver

Have you recently been kept awake by the tossing and turning, twitching, kicking and constant leg movements of your bed partner? Your beloved may be suffering from a condition called [...]

Foods to help you sleep better

You may think that getting enough shut eye has nothing to do with the food you eat – not so! Some foods can help you sleep better. Certain foods play [...]

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