Let’s talk melatonin. Or, as I like to call it (to the confusion of my friends and loved ones): negative light. What I mean is this: This doesn’t mean darkness = melatonin. You need darkness at the time your body wants to make melatonin. For most of us, this happens at night. You can expect […]
Social Jet Lag: Why Your Weekend Sleep Habit Isn’t Helping
Ever find yourself staying up later on the weekends, then dragging through Monday like you’ve flown cross-country? That mismatch between your weekday and weekend sleep schedules has a name: social jet lag—and it’s not great for your health. In a study our CEO (Olivia Walch) co-authored, they looked at Twitter activity (a rough stand-in for […]