Judith Hawthorn
Fitness Tracker Review: Three Screenless Wearables vs. One 2 p.m. Coffee
The question was narrow: if I take 200 mg of caffeine at 2 p.m., does the thing on my wrist notice? Not does it tell me I slept badly — that part is easy, and everything from a $99 band to a $349 ring…
The Samsung Galaxy Fit 4 Leak Says to Wait Before You Buy a Fitbit Air — Here's Where That Advice Falls Apart
The advice arrives every time someone posts a screenshot of a discounted fitness band: wait. Don't buy it.
Patagonia, Caffeine, and the Half-Degree Problem: What Outdoor Clothing Actually Does to Your Sleep
Two nights, same patch of grass in Eryri, last July. Same tent, same bag, same tired body. On the first I lay awake for the better part of an hour doing the arithmetic you do at one in the morning.
A 45-Night Sleep Tech Review: Masking Earbuds vs. Foam, and the Thin History of the 3 A.M. Wake-Up
Across forty-five nights I logged twenty-one mid-night wake-ups. The median clock time was 3:07 a.m. That number is the only reason I ran this sleep tech review at all, and by the end of it the number…
Diagnosing Shift Work Disorder: What a Sleep Study Can and Can't Tell You
You have been sleeping badly since you switched to nights. A friend, trying to help, says the words everyone says: you should get a sleep study.
Restless Legs Syndrome Is Not a Leg Problem
Here is the claim, stated flatly: Restless Legs Syndrome is not, in any meaningful sense, a disease of the legs. The legs are where you feel it. They are not where it comes from.
I Tracked My CPAP Maintenance for a Year — The Machine Isn't What Wears Out
The CPAP machine is the most durable thing in the whole setup. It is also the part everyone worries about, budgets for, and researches before buying. That is backwards.
Sleep Apnea in Women Doesn't Snore the Way the Textbook Says
The advice is familiar enough to recite from memory. Watch for loud snoring. Watch for the partner who stops breathing, then gasps.
I Slept Every Which Way for a Month to See If Sleep Position Fixes Insomnia
For a month I went to bed in a different posture each week — back, right side, left side, and a propped semi-upright wedge — and logged how long it took me to fall asleep.