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You'll have the same great content in a cleaner, more optimized format that frees up SHC to do more work in the field. 

(We are currently including some of our best posts and curations from the last 3 years, so you can still find old favorites as well as brand-new information you can use.)

You can also expect new original content and fine-tuned curation targets in 2017 as well as other forward-thinking surprises, benefits, and offers.

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SPOTLIGHT: Dreams & Nightmares

The psychological study of dreams and nightmares inspired the birth of modern sleep medicine in the mid-20th century.

This week, we spotlight some fascinating links to articles about dreams and nightmares that include: 

• The impact of cannabis on dreams
• Tips for getting kids back to sleep after bad dreams
• Why dreams shouldn't be concerning
• Reasons why we dreams
• Dream and nightmare interpretations
• Lucid dreaming
• Wearables that might enhance dreaming
• Nightmares and suicide
• Using dream journals

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Sleep Hygiene September || Take 2 Tips: Make sleep a PRIORITY.

AUG 21 || THE COVETEUR
How I'm making sleep a priority, one Netflix-free night at a time
"...I’m making a conscious effort to shut my laptop and put my phone on 'Do Not Disturb' at least 30 minutes before bed. So far I’ve seen a huge improvement."

SEPT 2 || CLEVELAND CLINIC
9 Reasons Why You Need to Make Sleep a Higher Priority (Infographic)“In this infographic, Dr. Foldvary-Schaefer points out 9 ways sleep deprivation is harmful to your health that might just make you consider hitting the hay a wee bit (or a lot!) earlier tonight."

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Sleep Hygiene September || Take 2 Tips: Lavender aromatherapy for the win!

JAN 13, 2014 || GARDEN THERAPY
If This Doesn’t Help You Sleep I Don’t Know What Will!“Spritz your way to a good night's sleep with this Lavender Linen Spray!"

AUG 6 || GLOBAL TRAVELER USA
Virgin Atlantic Airways Introduces Sleep Aids
"Virgin Atlantic partnered with high-end British brands de Mamiel and This Works to offer a two-step aromatherapy kit for Upper Class passengers. The aromatherapy is designed to bust jetlag and help travelers fall asleep and wake up more refreshed and acclimatized to the time zone."

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Sleep Hygiene September || Take 2 Tips: Take a sleep vacation.

DEC 13, 2015 || {LIFE}BUZZ
15 Incredible Hotel Rooms Where You Can Sleep Under The Stars“Remember those glow-in-the-dark stars you taped to your ceiling as child? Now, you can sleep under the stars without them falling on your face. In this list, you will find some of the best outdoor hotel rooms that push the limits of the average vacation."

AUG 6|| VOGUE
Do You Need a Sleep Vacation? 6 Luxury Getaways Designed for a Better Night’s Rest
"Luxury hotels pride themselves on fulfilling guests’ every desire.  ... perhaps the most-sought-after luxury is one that has remained elusive: a proper night’s sleep."

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Sleep Hygiene September || Take 2 Tips: Position yourself.

AUG 2 || POSITIVE MED
Fix Your Health Issues With Proper Sleeping Positions“Certain sleeping positions can treat or even resolve harmful health conditions."

AUG 21 || HER
This is best position to sleep in when you have your period
"I think all women will agree that getting to sleep when you have your period can be a lot more difficult than normal nights."

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Sleep Hygiene September || Take 2 Tips: Exercise now to sleep better later.

JUN 7 || LONG-TERM LIVING
Study: Exercise improves sleep and daytime awareness
“As people age, the body’s natural sleep/wake cycles (circadian rhythms) can get out of kilter. But the more a person exercises, the better the body can maintain its own internal clock, according to a study published in The Journals of Gerontology A."

AUG 4 || SOUND SLEEP HEALTH
How to exercise your way to sleep apnea relief
"A 2014 meta-analysis published in Lung revealed 'a statistically significant effect of exercise in reducing the severity of sleep apnea in patients with OSA with minimal changes in body weight.' "

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Sleep Hygiene September || Take 2 Tips: Banish racing thoughts.

AUG 3 || HEALTHFINDER.gov
Health Tip: Meditating at Bedtime
“A busy mind can keep you from a good night's sleep. And a relaxing meditation ritual may be just what you need to wind down."

AUG 16 || THE NEW YORK TIMES - WELL
A New Therapy for Insomnia: No More Negative Thoughts
"We’ve all heard about the power of positive thinking. But will it help me sleep?"

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Sleep Hygiene September || Take 2 Tips: Stick to a schedule.

SEPT 12 || TECH.co
Alternative Sleep Schedules Can Supercharge Your Work Life
"Entrepreneurs know that eight or nine hours of sleep on a consistent nightly basis is the best thing to do, but it’s far from practical. The best advice you can give is to get better sleep."

SEPT 13 || BUSINESS INSIDER
I had a 'sleep doctor' tell me how to structure my entire day — and I've never felt more energized
“Here's the daily routine Breus outlined for me — and what happened when I tried to follow it. Keep in mind that this schedule won't work for everyone, especially if you have a different chronotype."

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Happy Anniversary to SHC!!!

I'm so grateful for the support SHC receives from its followers, as well as the volume of sharing of its posts, the interactions I get to have with readers, and the opportunity I am afforded everyday to help ordinary people find solutions to problems with sleep... something so critical to a well-lived, healthy, happy life. 

You can expect more fun in the next year, including a yet-to-be-revealed book title for release in 2017! For those who subscribe to SHC's free, occasional newsletter, a 10 percent discount on all of its original titles for sale in 2017 is just one of the benefits. Subscribe here!

SHC is also out there on the web in all your favorite places!

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Come find and follow SHC! Let me know what SHC has done right, what SHC has failed at, or what SHC should be doing to help you make the best healthcare decisions you can for yourself and your loved ones. I'm all ears!

Finally, we're looking to move into some new directions: 

Multimedia: If you are someone with a skill set in video editing, podcasting, or other multimedia content development, and you want to partner with us on a future project, contact me directly. 

Sponsors, angels, and volunteers: As SHC grows and expands, resources shrink. It's run chiefly by me alone, the curator, and while I can invest in services to help with this growth and expansion, I do not make any money from the production of SHC, so every expense comes out of my own pocket. 

Now is the time for me to connect with those who really believe in the SHC mission, and who want to help invest in its future. Might this be you? You could be a business owner, a doctor, a marketing expert, an artist, an activist, a caregiver... or a straight-up donor.

I have an early adopter mindset, embrace out-of-the-box thinking, and am wide open to ideas, offers, and advice. Give me a nudge!

Thank you again for your encouragement. Sleep well, everybody!

~Tamara Sellman RPSGT CCSH, curator

Sleep Hygiene September || Take 2 Tips: Feel the Noise

AUG 16 || HUFFINGTON POST SLEEP + WELLNESS
Does The Lulla Doll That Promises To Help Babies Sleep Actually Work?
"When a doll hit the market that promised it helps babies get more and better-quality sleep, parents everywhere noticed. The first 5,000 Lulla dolls sold out immediately. Bidding wars broke out on eBay with people shelling out hundreds of dollars for a single doll. The dolls had initially retailed for $71 a piece."

AUG 23 || INVOICE
White Noise Could Be the Sleep Solution You've Been Looking For
"White Noise and its accompanying White Noise Marketplace, is one of many noise machines on the market that promise to help you get your beauty sleep (or help you work more efficiently). It seems almost counterintuitive—can’t sleep? Play this sound! On repeat!—yet an overwhelming number of apps and physical “white noise” machines exist for purchase."

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Sleep Hygiene September || Take 2 Tips: Track Your Zzzs

AUG 20 || WAREABLE
Wareable big test: 5 Sleep trackers go head-to-head
"The main difference between these trackers is the amount of contact they require with your body to get the data they need."

AUG 21 || SLEEP JUNKIES
What's the best sleep tracker for me?
"I’m still having a hard time deciding between the Withings Aura, Beddit 2.0, and Jawbone UP3. Let me share some more info that may help you help me!"

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Sleep Hygiene September || Take 2 Tips: Mattress Matters

MAY 26 || MASHABLE
The six-figure mattress
"When elite society want to lay their heads down for a lavish slumber, counting designer sheep and drifting into champagne dreams, only the best will suffice. These customers turn to a world of bespoke mattress luxury, and pay in the tens and hundreds of thousands."

AUG 12 || THE MEMO
Why is everyone trying to sell me a mattress?
"Pillows, sheets, beds and yes, mattresses, are flying off shelves, and a new breed of online sleep retailers are rising to take advantage of the boom."

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Sleep Hygiene September || Take 2 Tips: Check your thermostat

FEB 22 || WALL STREET JOURNAL
The Best Temperature for a Good Night’s Sleep
"Temperature is one of the recurring reasons why we have trouble falling asleep or why we wake up during the night."

AUG 1 || MAKE USE OF
4 Health Benefits of Monitoring Temp & Humidity at Home
"As it turns out, recent research shows that sleeplessness could be caused by sleeping at the wrong temperature. Most people think that colder is better, but too hot and too cold can harm sleep quality."

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WHAT'S HAPPENING: Circadian rhythms and sleep

Check out this latest curation of news stories appearing since June 1 which focus on a critical part of the sleeping process: Circadian Rhythms.  Topics discussed in this latest curation include:

• Circadian rhythm basics, including recent sleep research, light simulation, social interactions influenced by the circadian system, the color of light and its impact on sleep, the rhythms of the blind, the sleep homeostat, the clocks of the brain and the gut, genetics and the circadian system
• The time cues ("zeitgebers") that inform our rhythms, such as meals, exercising, managing time zone changes during the Olympics, and sleeping in space
• Chronotypes (are you a morning lark or a night owl?)
• Sleep problems like jet lag, shift work disorder, pain "rhythms," circadian rhythm disruption, intermittent short sleep, breaks in daily melatonin rhythmicity, and the down side of naps
• Light pollution as a major influence on sleep health

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WHAT'S HAPPENING: Back to school and the rethinking of the early bell time

Check out this latest curation of news stories appearing since July 4 which focus on Back to school and the rethinking of the early bell time. Topics discussed in this latest curation include:

• Later school bell times and teen car crash statistics

• Teenager designs new bus schedule
• How much sleep do student athletes need?
• How moms can survive back-to-school transitions
• The dangers of energy drinks
• What chronic illnesses lay in wait for teens who don't sleep
• How virtual First Period can help teens
• One junior high school trials nap times
• Starting the school day in the afternoon?
• (Lack of ) sleep and the college student

[Go there now!]

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Back to school and the rethinking of the early bell time

Check out this latest curation of news stories appearing since July 4 which focus on Back to school and the rethinking of the early bell time. Topics discussed in this latest curation include:

• Later school bell times and teen car crash statistics

• Teenager designs new bus schedule
• How much sleep do student athletes need?
• How moms can survive back-to-school transitions
• The dangers of energy drinks
• What chronic illnesses lay in wait for teens who don't sleep
• How virtual First Period can help teens
• One junior high school trials nap times
• Starting the school day in the afternoon?
• (Lack of ) sleep and the college student

[Go there now!]

WHAT'S HAPPENING: CHRONIC ILLNESS & SLEEP

After a brief hiatus, SleepyHeadCENTRAL's popular feature, This Week in Sleep News, returns today with a curation of news stories appearing since June 1 which highlight the relationship between sleep and chronic illness.

WHAT'S HAPPENING: Drugs & Sleep

WHAT'S HAPPENING: DRUGS & SLEEP 

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Check out these headlines from the latest Sleep News curation: 

• Best marijuana strains for people who can't sleep
• Sleep-inducing water to cure insomnia?
• One third of flight crews are using sleeping pills which can have a hazardous impact on their job performance
• Tylenol PM as a nightly sleep aid is a dangerous thing
• Rejoice, narcoleptics! New drug to treat excessive daytime sleepiness completes proof of concept phase

And much more, now at the new Sleep News dedicated site! Click the link: 
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Drugs & Sleep

This Week in Sleep News, April 8 -14 HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights from...

This Week in Sleep News, April 8 - April 14 (click link to access entire curation)

• Bright Schools Competition™ names 50 middle-school teams as national finalists in competition exploring light and sleep and how this relationship affects student health and performance.
• Casper hosts first ever Sleep Symposium, featuring Arianna Huffington and others, in NYC.
• Wake Up Narcolepsy surpassed $50,000 fundraising goal, hopes to reach $60,ooo by Sunday, in time for the Boston Marathon. #TEAMWUN
• South Korean insomnia drug market grows due to demand
• Dentists may be the best people to identify and help you deal with sleep apnea
• Commercial drivers hide their sleep disorders while still posing major risks along American roads
• Should you stay in bed if you can't sleep? Good question.
• One insomniac artist decided not to, and made a dress out of prescription labels for Ambien.
• If we let our teens sleep in, less people will die. True story.
• Bin Laden's assassin came home with PTSD and no decent way to treat it, so it's no surprise he's got a DUI on his record.
• Did you know... Insomniac brains are wired differently
• Our seniors need their sleep; if they're sleepy during the day, it's a tip off that they aren't getting good sleep at night
• South African leader probably needs to get rid of sleep debt to be effective, says specialist
• Obesity is caused by sleep deprivation, which is now America's #1 health crisis; want to lose weight? Get some sleep!
• Paraplegic victim of drowsy driver asks judge to show mercy on offender
• Is a breathable mattress going to be the cure for SIDS?
• Narcoleptic teacher uses sleep disorder as excuse to harrass kids, gets "sacked"
• Surgical installation of a neurostimulation device may be the only way some people will be able to sleep if they have severe OSA and can't tolerate CPAP
• Truck drivers hate their CPAP machines, but they still need them to keep their jobs and avoid drowsy driving negligence on the road
• Take your pick: if you have the two most common sleep disorders--sleep apnea or insomnia--you are going to have increased risk for workplace injury
• Optometrists join dentists and EENT specialists in calling out evidence of sleep disorders that other doctors may be missing
• Opioid users, you are messing with your brain's sleep regulation system every time you pop an oxy
• Six sleep obstacles for people with neurological disorders are given a closer look
• No, sleepy nun, that Ambien you took that led to your DUI and forgotten trip to NJ is nothing to smile about
• Magnesium is a sleep helper: just make sure you take it properly
• Why do we admire people like James Franco who are in such public denial about their sleep disorders?
• Do you have crazy dreams when you take melatonin? 

And much more, now at our This Week in Sleep News dedicated site! Click the link below:

This Week in Sleep News, April 8 - April 14