Quotes of the Day

When someone says his time is tight, you have only ten seconds. Say one or two friendly sentences and hang up! [2009] - Leil Lowndes

I think we can reply modest sleep debts as long as they're repaid quickly and in full. A 2016 study by Josiane Broussard showed that 2 nights of makeup sleep (after 4 nights of sleeping 4.5 hours) seemed to return insulin levels and diabetes risk to normal levels. [2017] - W. Chris Winter

One important clinical trail showed that supplementation with melatonin for 1 year had significant bone-related benefits--those taking 1 mg of melatonin saw a 0.5% increase in femoral neck bone density, but those taking 3 mg saw a significant 2.3% increase in bone density. If you decide to take melatonin, make sure to cycle on and off (perhaps 3 weeks on and 2 weeks off, followed by 2 weeks and 1 week off, then repeat). Taking too much of this hormone for too long can limit your body's natural ability to make it.  [2019] - Mira Calton

Sleep itself has 3 important phases. The foundation state is light sleep. Deep sleep is our most restorative sleep but you have to pass through light sleep to get there. The third kind of sleep is dream sleep (REM sleep). Dream sleep is when the vast majority of dreams occur. Light sleep is the doorway to both deep sleep and dream sleep. It's not common to go from wakefulness directly to dream sleep or from wakefulness directly to deep sleep. Furthermore, it's uncommon to transition directly from deep sleep to dream sleep. Doing so can be a clue to determining what's wrong with someone's sleep. [2017] - W. Chris Winter

Canned beans and tuna are processed. So are cartons of vegetable broth and quick-cooking brown rice. These are health-boosting processed foods that can make getting a nutritious meal on the table easier, faster, and less expensive. [2018] - Joy Bauer