Month: June 2015

Learn why you can’t sleep well and how to start sleeping better tonight Getting a good night of sleep is critical for all age groups to maintain healthy energy levels. Unfortunately, as we age, adults tend to get less sleep and poor overall quality of sleep. Sleep occurs in stages: dreamless periods of light sleep and some periods of active dreaming (REM sleep). Aging causes sleep patterns to change. Older adults spend less time in REM sleep, and wake up an average of three or four times a night (sleep fragmentation). In addition, it takes older adults longer to fall ... Read more