The SLEEP CONSULTANT BLOG
Insomnia Treatment Options Compared: What Actually Works
For chronic insomnia, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is the first-line treatment. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) gives it a strong recommendation.
Blood Tests for Insomnia: What to Order and Why
The most popular advice about poor sleep is to order a broad blood panel and treat the first abnormal number as the cause. That advice
Hard to Wake Up in the Morning: Causes and Fixes
Your alarm rings, you silence it, and the next thing you know you’re late. Even when you get out of bed, your head feels heavy
Social Jet Lag: What It Is, What It Does to Your Health, and How to Reduce It
Social jet lag is the gap between the sleep schedule your body prefers and the one work or school forces on you, usually measured as
Hard Time Falling Asleep: Causes and a Step-by-Step Fix
About 30% of adults reported at least one insomnia symptom, but the estimate fell to about 10% when daytime impairment or distress was included, according
GABA Theanine Supplements: Evidence, Dosing and Safety
Across 897 participants, the strongest recent overview of L-theanine found an improvement in subjective sleep-onset latency of just 0.15 standardized mean differences, a small effect,