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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...

Sleep In America Poll – Using Technology

The new Sleep In America Poll came out today, the first day of National Sleep Awareness Week 2011. This poll was all about our use of technology during the hour before bed, our nightly sleep, and daytime function. Here are some of the highlights: - 63% say that during...

Want a Better Social Life? Then Sleep Well

So, what has to happen to have a good social life? People need to think you are somewhat attractive, you need to be able to read others' emotions, and you need to be a pretty good person. All these aspects of a good social life are impacted negatively if you don't...

Why Naturopathic Medicine? Part 2 of 3

The Therapeutic Order A key of naturopathic medicine is to use the least force medicine that will treat the problem. For example, take a person who is spending 9 hours in bed and sleeping 7 hours. If she will sleep better by simply reducing the number of hours spent...

Why Naturopathic Medicine? Part 1 of 3

What is Naturopathic Medicine? Naturopathic Medicine is a unique philosophy of medicine which is based on the healing power of nature. Naturopathic Medicine has it’s roots in the traditional medicine practiced in Europe hundreds of years ago. It is philosophically...

Insomnia

There are many possible reasons to sleep poorly . . . stressful work, relationship conflict, pregnancy, moving, even summer heat. When your sleep is first disturbed, it can be helpful to keep in mind that everyone’s sleep is disturbed periodically for good reasons. If...

Sleep Well, Naturally!

Welcome to the new blog of Dr. Catherine Darley, specialist in natural sleep medicine.  Let me begin by introducing myself. I combine my knowledge of sleep disorders with my training as a naturopathic physician to bridge these two fields.  As a naturopath my expertise...

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