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The Problem with Alarm Clocks

Beep-Beep. Beep-Beep. Beep-BEEP. BEEP-BEEP. BEEEP-BEEEEP! Using the alarm clock each morning to wake up is common for many Americans. It's a practice that is hard on sleep, and a practice I'd like to do away with for everyone. Here's some of the problems. - If you are...

Progress on Bell Times in Seattle – Press Release

Since spring of 2012, thousands of people in Seattle have been asking for bell times to be aligned with the times teens best times for learning, health and safety.  The District convened a Bell Time Task force in the fall.  Participating on the Task Force, I share...

Seattle’s Early School Start Times – personal experience

It's 9am Saturday as I write this. My middle school student is still sleeping, despite the household noises. Yesterday, and every school day, she would be finishing math and be headed into science class in 10 minutes. Both essential subjects to master. Yet difficult...

Teen Sleep

Remember your sleep in high school? Staying up late, then sleeping late on weekends is what lots of people remember. Unfortunately, another common memory is struggling to get out of bed for school. It all happens because during puberty, our intrinsic body clock shifts...

Natural Solutions for Chronic Insomnia

It is a common experience to have some transient sleep disturbanceses with life’s challenges. However, for some people this becomes a chronic problem. Although pharmaceutical sleep aides can provide short term relief, natural medicine is needed to treat the cause so...

Melatonin, the Sleep Hormone

Today we’ll talk about natural melatonin cycles, how melatonin relates to health, and also how melatonin is taken as a supplement.

Sleep and Chronic Pain

Unfortunately, people can get into a cycle in which pain disrupts their sleep, and insufficient sleep makes pain worse.

Optimal Sleep

We’re raising awareness of insufficient sleep by sponsoring The Optimal Sleep Test.

Prevent Drowsy Driving

Planning ahead before driving will help you reduce your risk of drowsy driving, and improve safety for us all.

Drowsy Driving

In 2005 the National Sleep Foundation conducted a large poll about drowsy driving. 60% of drivers said they had driven while drowsy, and an amazing 37% admitted to falling asleep at the wheel in the last year

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