From the monthly archives:
In August, we announced an initiative to launch several new features, services and capabilities. Today, if you visit your myZeo account, you will notice some new tools to refine and improve your Zeo experience. New Tools (Beta) We will be rolling out a number of new tools in “beta” form. The intent is to “pre-launch” [...]
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My name is Brian. I hacked Zeo–and I got paid for it. This is my story. The Journey to Zeo Since my childhood there have always been two things I have had a deep interest in: dreaming and electronics. One of my main goals has been to find ways to merge these two. I first [...]
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Yesterday, the New York Times published a hilarious (and damning) review of a $50,000 bed. Despite the mattress’ horsehair innards, the “extra-deep” springs, and plush cashmere and oak base, reviewer Joyce Wadler confessed: “the bed was lumpy… I felt as if my body had sunk into a hole. I hadn’t slept this badly… since I [...]
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Fall is officially here, and with it, cold and allergy season. While each are certainly unpleasant, new research shows that allergies and colds affect our sleep in completely different ways. Achoo! For seasonal allergies, the general sense is that one goes to bed feeling miserable and wakes up feeling miserable. Feelings of daytime fatigue and [...]
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In honor of Talk like a Pirate Day (arr), the followin’ post be by Vanessa Rubin, a young lass who once took a Zeo to sea. Turns out the night watch be brutal on your sleep. For a month and a half I sailed in a big loop from Hawaii down to the equator and [...]
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For the last week, magazines and newspapers, style watchers, and Project Runway hopefuls have been following New York City’s Fashion Week to see what the latest styles will be for the 2011 season. This year, the overwhelming look is one that’s more natural and comfortable–as the models in Narciso Rodriguez’s show demonstrate. To help get [...]
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Check this out: This time survey reported from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (which we found at Life Inc), indicates that college students get 8.4 hours of sleep on weekday nights. Sleeping Through College Maybe I missed something, but I don’t remember college being that restful. Between the almost constant stream of social interaction, [...]
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The US Open We’re approaching finals weekend at the US Open and it’s crunch time. How can a Federer, a Williams, or a Nadal get an edge over the competition? Well, more talent and more skill help… but we’re here to talk about sleep. Training & Sleep Research shows that getting more sleep can lead to [...]
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This guest post is by Dan Pardi of Dan’s Plan, a smart approach to food, movement and sleep to achieve and sustain your ideal weight. Sleep Impacts Body Weight and Metabolism There is good evidence that less sleep is associated with higher body mass index (BMI). Even short-term sleep restriction has been shown to produce physiological [...]
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The AP reported late yesterday that a day care worker in Ohio was convicted of child endangerment after giving melatonin to children in her care in order to make them sleepy. It’s made all the more disturbing since the melatonin was hidden in candy given to the children. Here’s a quick look at melatonin, and [...]
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