Health Team Counting sheep: Who came up with this old sleep tip, and does it work? (CNN) — Trying to imagine fat, fuzzy white lambs, jumping one by one over a fence, is a well-known remedy for ...

When you’re counting sheep jumping over a fence to help you fall asleep, you’re inevitably going to leave some behind. You can’t count them all! You need to sleep! But those poor imaginary leftover ...

Occasionally when I have a difficult time falling asleep, I do try to "count sheep". It never really helps much, but it's a pleasant thought, picturing sheep jumping one by one over a white split rail ...

(CNN) — Trying to imagine fat, fuzzy white lambs, jumping one by one over a fence, is a well-known remedy for sleeplessness. When I used to try this, I would insert a dapper black sheep with a red bow ...