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It's no secret that a good night's sleep is essential for our overall health and well-being, but did you know that it's especially important for our gut health too? Yes, you read that right! A good night's sleep is a key component of a healthy gut. In this blog, we'll dive into the science behind why sleep is so important for our digestive systems and how a lack of sleep can negatively impact our gut health. So, let's get started!… Read more

Sleep and health are directly proportional. There are several pieces of research available to justify the impact of sleep on overall health yet the discussion of sleep remains limited to its disorders. Sleep as a health concept is very rare, and even if it is there, the scope is not as broad as should be. It is high time we change this pattern! Understanding Sleep Health and the Lack of definition As mentioned above, the study of sleep has limited… Read more

Do you have permanent eye bags under your eyes, after you joined med school? Can you not sleep however much you try? Constant exhaustion? Randomly sleeping in the middle of the day? If these situations have been constant and have been causing a major hindrance in your life, you might be looking at something bigger than “routine problems”. Sleep disorders are illnesses that impair a person's ability to operate normally when they are awake by affecting the quantity, timing, or… Read more

We spend nearly a quarter of our lifespan asleep, making it an essential aspect of our lives. We ought to know more about it, isn’t it? Sleep research has made significant progress over the years, as it was previously believed to be a passive brain process. However, the brain is now recognized to play an active and critical role during sleep. Let’s dive into the mechanisms of sleep and understand it better! Why do we sleep?  Let’s begin with the… Read more