FAA Announces New 10 Hour Rest Time for Pilots

January 3, 2012

Back in November 2010, we wrote about pilot error due to fatigue and sleep deprivation.  We also noted that the FAA and pilots’ unions were campaigning for schedule reform to mitigate this issue but were facing opposition from airline companies. Some pilots even said that the FAA’s original proposal was not sufficient.  They wanted 10 [...]

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Sleeping on the Fly in Sin City

January 3, 2012

At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), we want you to get some sleep. It’s not an easy thing to do, what with all the lights, activity, and general party atmosphere of Vegas. We at Team Zeo are certainly not immune to the excitement as well; our sleep takes as much of a nosedive as [...]

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How Circadian Rhythms and Tempurature sync with REM

December 29, 2011

This is the final Featured Blogger post from the Hypnagogia blog.  In this entry, they discuss how an experiment in monitoring body temperature gave them new insight into both REM and sleep apnea. Given that we inhabit a planet with a 24 hour day, it is no surprise that our bodies have become roughly linked [...]

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How to Add CPAP Data to Your Zeo Data

December 22, 2011

This is the 3rd Featured Blogger post from the Hypnagogia blog.  In this entry, they discuss how to overlay your CPAP data with your Zeo Data in order to get a better picture of how well you sleep – and what changes you might want to make. I’ve posted on a couple of CPAP boards [...]

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The Zen of Sleeping Anywhere

December 20, 2011

Do you ever notice those folks who can sleep anywhere? They can plop down in the most cramped of airline seats, the noisiest of locations, billions of watts of light and boom! they’re out cold. Whereas for you – and the rest of us mortals – small things like noise and light can take you [...]

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Two Genius Ways to Get Better Sleep

December 19, 2011

Sleep has something of a love/hate relationship with light. It hates it when you’re trying to fall asleep and stay asleep but absolutely needs it to help wake you up in the morning. Confusing? Absolutely. Explanatory? You better believe it. Something you can influence to your benefit?  Dang skippy. Got Light? The science behind light [...]

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Why Booze Really Trashes your Sleep

December 15, 2011

This post from the Hypnagogia blog is part of our Featured Blogger initiative.  In this entry, they discuss how alcohol consumption lead to an increase of their sleep apnea index (AHI) and a decrease in sleep quality. A nightcap helps you sleep, right? Well, yes…but not they way you think it does. During my initial [...]

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Teenage Sleep Deprivation – Don’t Do It!

December 13, 2011

Making sure that teenagers get enough sleep is a daunting task. Today, teenagers have a myriad of demands to stay awake and cheat sleep, such as job commitments, school work, family obligations and the powerful distracting force of the Internet. While excessive daytime sleepiness and a hindered ability to focus and excel in school are [...]

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Why We Want You as the next Zeo Featured Blogger

December 8, 2011

There’s great stuff out in the internet. The problem is that you need to find it. Sure, a quick search can do wonders, but how often do you find really amazing stuff simply by typing in a keyword or phrase? Chances are, the really great stuff – the sites you bookmark and check out all [...]

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How Zeo Saved My Wife: A True Story

December 7, 2011

We hear a lot of stories here at Zeo. Some are straightforward. Some are complex. Some are mindblowing. Recently, a Zeo user named Joel B. wrote to us and told us how his wife’s life improved after her sleep improved.  Their story falls into the “mindblowing” category. Here’s Joel’s story: For perhaps 6-8 months, possibly [...]

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