Many of us may be tempted to unwind with a glass of wine, but numerous studies suggest alcohol before bed is a sure-fire way to disturb your precious slumber. Adding to that body of research is a new study that suggests, once again, that you might want to nix that nightcap.
In the study, published online in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, researchers monitored the brain waves of 24 college students as they slept after drinking alcohol and after only drinking a placebo. As expected after drinking alcohol, which does seem to make it easier for many to drift off to dreamland, the students showed more slow wave sleep. But they also showed an increase in what’s called frontal alpha power, which doesn’t happen during normal sleep, Time reported, and is thought to be a sign of disturbed sleep. Full Article >>>
