Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier joins ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to discuss better sleep habits, her relationship with her mother and being a teen mom. More than half of U.
S. adults plan to take a summer vacation this year, surveys have found — but for many, the time off may not be as restful as they’d hoped. Whether traveling for pleasure or business, it’s common for people to experience sleep struggles away from home, experts say.
Yet there are some ways to improve your rest while on the road. Why does travel interfere with sleep? For most people, struggles with sleep on the first night of vacation are part of a natural survival mechanism, expert say. HEALTHY FOOD ITEMS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AT MAJOR THEME PARKS, ACCORDING TO NUTRITIONISTS "Our brains enter 'protector mode,' especially when we're traveling with family ," said Martin Seeley, CEO and sleep expert at Mattress Next Day in the U.
K., in an email to Fox News Digital. "In an unfamiliar place, our brains become instinctively more alert, increasing adrenaline to keep us awake and ready to defend ourselves or our loved ones.
" Jet lag, trip logistics and changing schedules can interfere with sleep, experts agreed. (iStock) Dr. Chelsie Rohrscheib, a neuroscientist and sleep specialist at Wesper in New York , agreed that sleeping in a foreign environment places the brain on high alert, and often results in light sleep and poor sleep quality for the first couple of days.
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