What follows is a transcript of Dr. Dan Pardi and Neurohacker Co-founder, Daniel Schmachtenberger, discuss the surprising truths associated with the sleep patterns of hunter-gatherers and what that means for sleep quality in our modern era. 

What follows is a transcript from our discussion with Dan Pardi, sleep researcher at Stanford and Leiden University and CEO of humanOS.me, where we unpack the exact science of deep sleep. And even better, how to get more of it.

If you’re among those who regularly reach for melatonin as a holistic option to end an unhealthy sleep cycle, it’s smart to understand exactly how melatonin works.

We lost an hour of sleep every night last week because of a looming project due at the end of the workweek. Over the weekend we slept in, in an effort to recoup those precious Zzzs. Is that it? Have we paid back our sleep debt with no lasting consequences to our health? Here's what science has to say.

From grounding mats to high tech light bulbs, this list has a little of everything you can use to optimize your sleep. Learn all about the best practices and top tools designed to upgrade your sleep. You can make your sleep practices easier with the use of sleep technology. Read on for the best products to help you get more light in the day and darkness at night, stay cool while you sleep, track what helps or hinders your sleep, and more.

Everyone knows how wonderful it feels to wake up after a refreshing sleep. But you may not know just how critical getting a full night of sleep is to your health and to achieving optimal mental performance. In this post, we're going to give you a sense of why sleep is so important to your brain, and offer some actionable sleep tips and tricks that will help you wake up feeling amazing.