Portrait of Natalie Forsythe, JavaSleep contributor
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Natalie Forsythe

26 pieces published
A small black CPAP travel case sitting open on a stainless steel TSA inspection…
CPAP May 2026 · 4 min

CPAP Travel: What Airlines Actually Require, and What Most People Get Wrong

A man at the TSA line in Newark is unzipping a small black case for the third time. Inside: a humidifier chamber, a coiled hose, a mask that looks vaguely like a snorkel. The agent waves him through.

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A dimly lit bedroom at 2:47am, photographed from the foot of the bed, showing…
CBT-I May 2026 · 7 min

The Insomnia Definition That Actually Matters (And Why Three Bad Nights Don't Count)

It is 2:47am in Brunswick, or Bondi, or a quiet street in Adelaide, and you are doing the maths again. Asleep by 11:20. Awake at 1:50. It is now nearly three. You have a 9am meeting.

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A close-up still life of a clear glass filled with deep ruby-red tart cherry…
Sleep May 2026 · 9 min

Tart Cherry Juice for Sleep: Where the Belief Came From, and What It's Actually Worth

A claim has been making the rounds for about a decade now: drink a glass of tart cherry juice before bed and you'll sleep better. Not dramatically better, the careful versions say — just measurably.

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A dimly lit bedroom at 3am, a person lying awake on their back in…
Insomnia May 2026 · 6 min

If I'm This Tired, Why Does My Brain Refuse to Sleep? A Field Report on Insomnia and the Anxious Mind

A reader writes, more or less: I have been tired since March. I go to bed early. I wake up feeling like I slept on a train platform.

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A photorealistic overhead shot of a neatly made queen-sized mattress in a softly lit…
Mattress Review April 2026 · 5 min

Sleep Number Classic Series Review: 90 Nights on a c2

The number that ended the argument was 35. That's my Sleep Number setting after 90 nights on a queen c2, the entry model in the Sleep Number Classic Series. My partner sleeps at 55.

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Overhead photograph of three identical queen-size white mattresses arranged side by side on a…
Sleep Gear April 2026 · 5 min

Nectar Mattress Review: 60 Nights Against the Cocoon Chill and the Bear Original

Three mattresses arrived in our office in the same week last August: a Queen Nectar Classic, a Queen Cocoon Chill by Sealy, and a Queen Bear Original.

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An overhead photorealistic photograph of a neatly made bed in a sunlit bedroom, featuring…
Bedding April 2026 · 6 min

The Best Comforters, Judged Against One Honest Question

The question I kept getting from friends this fall, phrased five different ways, was essentially the same: is a down comforter actually worth it, or will a good down-alternative do the same job for…

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A dimly lit bedroom at 6:47 a.m., shot from a low angle beside the…
Night Owls April 2026 · 5 min

The Wolf Chronotype's Day, Hour by Hour

The Wolf Chronotype's Day, Hour by Hour Here is the counterintuitive thing about the wolf chronotype: your best working hours are probably not at night.

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