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The Expert Guide To Finally Getting a Good Night's Sleep You’re not wrong: Getting a good night’s rest has gotten even harder over the past year. We’ve asked the experts how to reset poor habits and wake up feeling refreshed. JASON FRANK ROTHENBERG/ART + COMMERCE; JEFFREY WESTBROOK/STUDIO D; Before COVID-19, the advice for getting a better sleep was simple: cut out the electronics before bedtime, and learn to love chamomile tea. But once the pandemic hit, we needed something stronger as our stress levels got higher. “With more people working from home for the first time ever, many a...

Juan Moyano/Stocksy Every second Sunday in March marks the start of daylight saving time (DST), the annual period of the year the clocks are shifted one hour ahead. In 2021, DST officially starts at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 14. Jumping the clock forward and back to standard time every year was designed as a way to optimize daylight hours, which supposedly nets energy savings, prevents traffic accidents, and reduces crime, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. But for those who live in states that practice DST (Arizona and Hawaii are the only U.S. states that don’t), research is...

Couples struggle with sleep problems in the Covid-19 pandemic CNN 1/21/2021 By Emmet Lyons, CNN © Shutterstock Poor sleep quality from sharing a bed can impact a couple's relationship, a 2013 study found. Dave Russell is a light sleeper, but he never had any issues sharing a bed with his girlfriend, Izzy James, before the pandemic. Things began to change in March. Lockdown significantly altered Russell's daily life. Like many people, he started working from home and limiting his contact with others, and he began to struggle to sleep through the night. Before the coronav...

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted a lot of things over the past year, including a lot of people's sleep patterns. Here's why lockdown can affect sleep...