Dr. Michael J. Breus
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Is Your Sex Life Ruining Your Sleep?
Unfortunately, women may not get the real benefits when it comes to post-sex snoozing. Here's how to take back the bedroom. → Read More
5 Relaxation Techniques for Better Sleep
Expert approaches to draining stress and anxiety so you can power down. → Read More
Dr. Michael J. Breus
Dr. Michael J. Breus Clinical Psychologist; Board Certified Sleep Specialist Dr. Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine. He was one of the youngest people to have passed the Board at age 31 and, with a specialty in Sleep Disorders and Neuropsychological Testing, is one of only 159 doctors in the world with his credentials and… → Read More
5 Serious Medical Conditions Linked To Nighttime Light Exposure
It’s hard to imagine a life without instant, unfettered, 24-hour access to light. In the 100-plus years since electric light became widely availab... → Read More
5 Serious Medical Conditions Linked To Nighttime Light Exposure
It’s hard to imagine a life without instant, unfettered, 24-hour access to light. In the 100-plus years since electric light became widely availab... → Read More
Doctors Say Cut the Lights at Night
Protect your health and promote a good night’s rest by avoiding exposure to bright light for an hour before bedtime. → Read More
Does What You Eat Matter to Your Sleep?
It’s time to pay more attention to the possible role that nutrition may plan in helping to improve sleep. → Read More
Why Insomnia Isn’t Just a Nighttime Problem
The emerging 24-hour impact of the most common sleep disorder. → Read More
Does the Full Moon Make Your Kids Less Sleepy?
The folkloric link between sleep and waking behavior and the moon has been with us for a very long time. We’re only at the beginning of a scientific exploration. → Read More
Insomnia Isn’t Just a Nighttime Problem
Emerging research indicates that insomnia isn’t just something that happens at night, but rather is a condition that plays out over the entirety of night and day. → Read More
Sleeping Like Babies…or Not So Much?
New parents have enough to deal with during their children’s first months, without the additional worry that comes from being uncertain how to manage their infants’ sleep. → Read More
The Social and Behavioral Costs of Sleeplessness
Given the effects that sleep has on social relationships and behavior—both in the workplace itself and in other areas of life—the importance of sleep needs to be addressed. → Read More
Tweeting, Not Sleeping? Balancing Sleep and Social Media
Time spent on social media may be seriously undermining nightly rest. → Read More
The Harm That Light Can Do to Your Sleep
Do you think about how you use and consume light? We live in a culture where electricity and artificial light are everywhere: inexpensive and always avai... → Read More
What Is A Dream, Exactly?
For all the study and attention that dreams have received, its rather remarkable how much we don't know about dreaming -- not only about its purpose, but also about the mechanics in the brain that make dreams happen.... → Read More
EPAP and the Future of Snoring
There's a robust body of scientific research demonstrating that EPAP is an effective method for treating sleep-disordered breathing, including snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.... → Read More
What We Know About Cancer And Sleep
There are so many important reasons to protect normal circadian function, and to make high quality sleep a daily priority. Our increasing understanding of the circadian influence over cancer is yet another very good one.... → Read More
The Difference Between Bad Dreams And Nightmares
Bad dreams and nightmares are among the most startling and emotionally potent of remembered dreams. Even a partially remembered disturbing dream can linger in our waking minds. But what do we know about this phenomenon of disturbed dreaming? And what... → Read More
More Sleep for Kids Reduces Calories
We all want our kids to learn healthy eating habits, to be active and to grow and live comfortably at a healthy weight. Yet for too many children, excess weight is a very real health concern. Too much junk food and too little physical activity are fr... → Read More
Sleep Stories of 2013: Part 1
2013 brought scientific breakthroughs that deepened our understanding of the very nature of sleep, as well as important new information about Americans' sleep habits and the tools they use to help them sleep better. → Read More