ANCSLEEP BLOG

When you're trying to go to sleep, sometimes, for whatever reason, your body is just not ready to go to sleep. You may feel excited, antsy, or just not very tired. However, you know that if you don't go to sleep soon and your wake time doesn't change to make sure you can get an adequate amount of sleep, you're going to be dragging the next day. 

Therefore, it's important to learn some tips and tricks for when you need to relax so you can go to bed. Here are some relaxation exercises to help you fall asleep. Most of these can be done in your bed, so you can fall asleep right where you are relaxing. 

The pandemic has really blurred the lines between the end of the workday and the beginning of at-home leisure time. Even if you had a demanding job before the pandemic, then you may have experienced similar overflow of one world into the other. Working from home continues to complicate this boundary because there is no significant moment to define the end of the day (such as logging off and driving home). 

It's up to employees and workers what time and how they are going to end their workday. If you find yourself working all the way up until it's time to go to bed, you may begin having sleep trouble (if you haven't already). This article will talk about the negative effects of working right up until bedtime instead of taking a break to decompress before bed. 

In the search for a good night’s rest, magnesium has recently become a popular supplement to consider. Quality sleep can be difficult to achieve for many reasons, so when something might help improve rest, people are often willing to give it a try.

While magnesium may provide some potential benefits, the current research is still quite limited. Here’s what you should know about magnesium and whether it might be a good option for you.

Hypoglycemia is a metabolic condition in which your blood sugar falls below 70 mg/dL. This is dangerous as your body depends on glucose for energy. Without it, it cannot properly function. Normally, throughout the night, your body has mechanisms to create more glucose from glycogen storage or fat. However, if you are diabetic and take insulin, then you may be at a higher risk for hypoglycemia if there is an imbalance between your medication and the amount of carbohydrates you have consumed. Here is more information on how to prevent hypoglycemia at night. 

Nothing is more tempting than a late-night craving. They come on suddenly, and they are insatiable. Oftentimes, in the middle of the night, food choices are not the best. These cravings are for high-sugar and high-carbohydrate foods. 

We have all been there, and those late-night cravings can be especially harmful if you have sleep troubles, diabetes, or any other health disease where late-night sugar rushes can be dangerous. An indulgence every once in a while is okay, but when it's a constant habit, you may find yourself with indigestion, weight gain, and difficulty controlling your blood sugars. Here are seven ways to kick those late-night cravings. 

Since the beginning of the pandemic, people have either been forced out of their jobs or left on their own accord. Either way, being without a job has been detrimental to sleep for both US and European workers. 

The idea that individuals without jobs have increased sleep trouble can seem paradoxical, considering they seem to have more time to regulate their sleep routines than those with full-time jobs. However, the stress that comes with job loss can lead to either too much or too little sleep. Continue reading to find out how unemployment can impact sleep and what you can do if you are unemployed. 

When you share a bed with someone, you’re not just sharing physical space—you’re also sharing emotional and mental space. Throughout the night, people’s emotional and mental states can show up in their sleep, whether that looks like trouble falling asleep, oversleeping, very light sleeping, nightmares, and more. 

When you both come to bed, you’re also bringing the stress, worries, excitement, and other feelings from your day. This mix of emotions and high stress can create an unwelcoming sleep environment. In this article, we’ll talk about how you can connect with your partner before bed so you can both unwind together and set yourselves up for a great night of sleep.

Nothing feels better than waking up on a Saturday morning to no alarm, at your own leisure. It's nice to just be able to go with the flow instead of being obligated to get somewhere at a certain time. However, sleeping in on the weekends may actually be detrimental to your sleep health. Continue reading to learn why keeping a consistent sleep schedule is best for your overall health. 

Naps are not just for soothing cranky kids or giving parents a break. In fact, they may be most important for learning in infancy and early childhood. Recent studies suggest that napping offers major benefits for infants and young children. In this article, we’re going to look at how babies and kids use sleep to learn, and how that might shape your children’s schedules until they eventually grow out of napping.

The pandemic has come with its fair share of troubles, and sleep has been no exception. People all over the world have been struggling to get a good sleep pattern due to a variety of reasons. Schedules are simply not the same, and with the blending of home and work environments, it can be difficult to relax enough in your sleeping environment to get solid rest. This has led to a rise in the use of melatonin. However, melatonin is not the cure-all supplement for sleep that it seems. Here we will discuss the rise of melatonin and its potential complications.