Are You a Morning or an Evening Person?

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Sleep is potentially a kind of therapy that probably can help people with all sorts of challenges. So what makes you a morning or an evening person? Well, first of all, it's your genes. It's partly genetic, but it's more important than that. There's also a developmental change. From the age of 10, there's a tendency to want to go to bed later and later and later.

Sleep can enhance your creativity, lift your spirits, improve your sense of humor, and amplify your sociability. So why do so many of us struggle to get a good night's rest? Russell Foster, a professor of circadian neuroscience at the University of Oxford, says it's because we've let the frantic drumbeat of modern life drown out the steady tick-tock of our biological clocks. That's the bad news. The good news is that Russell's here to share science-backed tips that will have you catching more z's in no time.

Russell's new book is "Life Time: Your Body Clock and Its Essential Roles in Good Health and Sleep."

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