The Insomnia Blog by Sleep Doctor Michael Breus, Ph.D.

Interview on The Dave Baum Show

I recently had the pleasure of doing an interview for the internet radio news program, The Dave Baum Show. Click here to listen. A brief synopsis, from the show:

"How much sleep are you getting? Too much? Not enough? And what is that doing to your body and well-being? We have the answers."

How Many Years Can You Sleep Off?

Now this is hilarious: Check out this site and scroll through the slideshow images of famous people we all know (without being plastic surgeons) have had a nip and tuck—or two. The article, which talks about the quest to live longer and look younger, takes a funny stab at the “ugly” pursuit of youth. And I mean ugly!

These days, it doesn’t take much to get a brow lift or a Botox injection. Does your forehead have tracks running across it? Do your cheeks sink in a little? Are your lips on the thin side? Well, there’s a fix for all that… but you won’t necessarily look twentysomething again. I guarantee it. You may fall pray to the “trout pout”; the frozen forehead; the surprised- or sinister-looking browline; and plastic portrait worthy of a wax museum.

Several sites have emerged to poke fun at celebrities’ plastic surgeries gone wrong—or at least they appear to have gone overboard. Sometimes it’s not even surgery that does it, but just too many trips to the happy dermatologist with a needle in hand. Maybe these people actually like the way they look. Who knows. The point is, modern technology can only do so much. And old technology still works: eat well, exercise, take good care of your skin without resorting to weird products and procedures, and get a good night’s sleep.

Ah, but not many people mention this last secret.

Sunday Night Sleeplessness

The clock ticks faster on Sunday night. Or so it seems that way. It’s because you know you’re down to hours before Monday morning—the blaring alarm clock (if you still need one), the commute, the In Box, the co-workers, the To Dos, the work itself… the daily grind.

There’s a name for all this: Monday blues. Which makes for restless Sunday nights, at least according to one recent survey across America and Europe.