Natalie Forsythe
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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.