We’ve all been groggy and unfocused at work due to lack of sleep, either because of choices we made or circumstances out of our control. The immediate effects of skimping on sleep are obvious: sluggishness and cravings for more coffee and a nap. But there are less obvious signs that you are too tired: becoming […]

Hopefully none of you has experienced this first-hand, but sleep deprivation can be used as a form of torture. Reduced sleep has been proven to negatively affect cognitive ability, physical performance, and willpower. Torture or not, no one likes the sluggish feeling associated with a lack of sleep. An estimated 70 million Americans are sleep […]

You’re pressed for a deadline at work. You’re corralling your kids in the supermarket. You’re trying to stay ahead of the mountain of leaves piling on your lawn. You’re asking yourself, didn’t I just do this load of whites? If you are an adult male over 30 with a life, commitments, and responsibilities, you invariably […]

Mental fatigue and physical exhaustion are two separate conditions, but they’re very close friends. When you feel mentally or emotionally fatigued, you don’t feel like doing much of anything. That’s perfect if you also happen to be too tired. Guys often go through spurts of high energy followed by a cycle of extreme fatigue, which […]