{"id":7089,"date":"2026-03-30T18:14:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?p=7089"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:14:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:14:36","slug":"sleep-quality-paramount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep quality paramount"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Wendy Troxel\u2019s research showed the importance of quality slumber<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Murray Sherriffs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting a full eight hours of sleep and you don’t feel rested?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some sleep experts say it\u2019s not just about how much shuteye you get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Wendy Troxel, a licensed clinical psychologist and senior behavioral scientist at RAND in Utah says that the “really important distinction” lies between quantity and quality of sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She says that many factors contribute to poor sleep quality: drinking coffee late in the day, being stressed or worried about something and getting on your phone before going to sleep can encourage fragmented sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her research confirms that women need about 15 minutes more sleep than men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women are twice as likely to have insomnia and their risk for sleep disturbances “skyrockets” during menopause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sleep-deprivation impairs judgment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quality sleep hinges on following a healthy lifestyle and a consistent sleep-wake schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eating a nutritious diet, free of foods that cause upset stomach or indigestion\u2014especially in the late evening hours\u2014can help improve sleep quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exercise helps to promote quality sleep but avoid vigorous physical activity too close to bedtime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dr. Wendy Troxel\u2019s research showed the importance of quality slumber By Murray Sherriffs Getting a full eight hours of sleep and you don’t feel rested? Some sleep experts say it\u2019s not just about how much shuteye you get. Dr. Wendy Troxel, a licensed clinical psychologist and senior behavioral scientist at RAND in Utah says that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nSleep quality paramount - Newscoverage<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sleep quality paramount - Newscoverage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Dr. Wendy Troxel\u2019s research showed the importance of quality slumber By Murray Sherriffs Getting a full eight hours of sleep and you don’t feel rested? Some sleep experts say it\u2019s not just about how much shuteye you get. Dr. Wendy Troxel, a licensed clinical psychologist and senior behavioral scientist at RAND in Utah says that\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Newscoverage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/robert.frank.90834\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-30T18:14:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-30T18:14:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1581111088420.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"editor robert\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"editor robert\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/30\\\/sleep-quality-paramount\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/30\\\/sleep-quality-paramount\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"editor robert\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/fc82a2a747f4a72f7a4833658ab077a3\"},\"headline\":\"Sleep quality paramount\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-30T18:14:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-30T18:14:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/30\\\/sleep-quality-paramount\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":190,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/30\\\/sleep-quality-paramount\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/1581111088420-1024x768.jpeg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/30\\\/sleep-quality-paramount\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/30\\\/sleep-quality-paramount\\\/\",\"name\":\"Sleep quality paramount - Newscoverage\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/30\\\/sleep-quality-paramount\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/30\\\/sleep-quality-paramount\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/1581111088420-1024x768.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-30T18:14:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-30T18:14:36+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/fc82a2a747f4a72f7a4833658ab077a3\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/30\\\/sleep-quality-paramount\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/30\\\/sleep-quality-paramount\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/30\\\/sleep-quality-paramount\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/1581111088420.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/1581111088420.jpeg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":900},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/30\\\/sleep-quality-paramount\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sleep quality paramount\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"Newscoverage\",\"description\":\"newscoverage.org\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/fc82a2a747f4a72f7a4833658ab077a3\",\"name\":\"editor robert\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8218f97425a88f0212b8636d21d09c56391445f892db32b08ed4f8e5613c37ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8218f97425a88f0212b8636d21d09c56391445f892db32b08ed4f8e5613c37ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8218f97425a88f0212b8636d21d09c56391445f892db32b08ed4f8e5613c37ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"editor robert\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/robert.frank.90834\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newscoverage.org\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/editor-robert\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sleep quality paramount - Newscoverage","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sleep quality paramount - Newscoverage","og_description":"Dr. Wendy Troxel\u2019s research showed the importance of quality slumber By Murray Sherriffs Getting a full eight hours of sleep and you don’t feel rested? Some sleep experts say it\u2019s not just about how much shuteye you get. Dr. Wendy Troxel, a licensed clinical psychologist and senior behavioral scientist at RAND in Utah says that","og_url":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/","og_site_name":"Newscoverage","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/robert.frank.90834","article_published_time":"2026-03-30T18:14:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-03-30T18:14:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":900,"url":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1581111088420.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"editor robert","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"editor robert","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/"},"author":{"name":"editor robert","@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/#\/schema\/person\/fc82a2a747f4a72f7a4833658ab077a3"},"headline":"Sleep quality paramount","datePublished":"2026-03-30T18:14:35+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-30T18:14:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/"},"wordCount":190,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1581111088420-1024x768.jpeg","inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/","url":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/","name":"Sleep quality paramount - Newscoverage","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1581111088420-1024x768.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-03-30T18:14:35+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-30T18:14:36+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/#\/schema\/person\/fc82a2a747f4a72f7a4833658ab077a3"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1581111088420.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1581111088420.jpeg","width":1200,"height":900},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/sleep-quality-paramount\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sleep quality paramount"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/","name":"Newscoverage","description":"newscoverage.org","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-CA"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/#\/schema\/person\/fc82a2a747f4a72f7a4833658ab077a3","name":"editor robert","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-CA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8218f97425a88f0212b8636d21d09c56391445f892db32b08ed4f8e5613c37ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8218f97425a88f0212b8636d21d09c56391445f892db32b08ed4f8e5613c37ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8218f97425a88f0212b8636d21d09c56391445f892db32b08ed4f8e5613c37ac?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"editor robert"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/robert.frank.90834"],"url":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/author\/editor-robert\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7089"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7091,"href":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7089\/revisions\/7091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}