Call it brain fog. The post-lunch haze. The 2 p.m. slump. This sudden whoosh of exhaustion is your body telling you that it’s time for a mental rest ASAP. One set-it-and-forget-it way to take ...

I'm a serial napper who loves getting as much sleep as I can, but last year shone a spotlight on how much sleepmaxxing wasn't helping me. Between fighting insomnia and waking up with my stress ...

The rules for a healthy sleep pattern are simple, we've long been told. Get at least seven hours every night, don't doomscroll just before bed - and stick to the same bedtime most nights. But now, ...

After wrapping up a day packed with activities that demanded a lot of physical energy, from a fun-party or a boring day of running errands; physical rest is required to recover and bounce back to work ...

We often overlook rest in our rush to be productive and successful in today's fast-paced world. Rest plays a crucial role in physical recovery and injury prevention. However, did you know rest goes ...

Cognitively, we know we need rest for our well-being. But as Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD, reveals, it’s a bit more nuanced than that. As part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, Dalton-Smith ...

For a long time, our default answer to the question “How are you?” has been “fine,” or some variation of it. But over the past few years—and especially during the pandemic—another response is becoming ...

Success has long been portrayed as the reward for relentless effort, late nights, packed schedules, and constant availability. But a growing shift in career philosophy suggests that the real ...

A growing body of research, highlighted by CNBC Make It, shows that rest is becoming a critical tool for career advancement. Insights from Dr. Pooja Lakshmin and Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith reveal how ...