Better Sleep Solutions

Practical levers that move your sleep: caffeine timing, alcohol, light, temperature, stress, and routines.

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Alcohol & Sleep: Why Nightcaps Backfire (2025 Guide)

Alcohol can help you fall asleep faster—but it suppresses REM, fragments the night, and leaves you groggy. Practical cutoffs and standard drink math.

Caffeine’s half-life, timing rules of thumb, and how to set a personal cutoff so you sleep on time—without giving up coffee.

Why nights feel hot: your circadian rhythm, REM sleep quirks, and the bed microclimate. Fixes for cooler, deeper sleep.

Understand insomnia, sleep apnea, restless legs, nightmares, and jet lag, plus practical next steps.

Learn how temperature affects sleep and find our best cooling product picks.