Getting a good night’s rest is not only important for starting your day refreshed, but serves an important biological process for restoring the body. Dr. Chun-Hsu Chen, a doctor of Naturopathic Medicine at Bastyr University, points out that if cells are damaged during the day, the body will repair the damage at night during sleep,…
6 Steps to Fight Fatigue & Boost Energy
1. Pace Yourself If you’re an energizer bunny but feel like your batteries are wearing out by noontime, you might not be pacing yourself. Instead of burning through your energy in the first two hours of the day, consider stretching your list throughout the day. Make a list of AM and PM tasks and work…
Fascinating Science Shows Genetics May Determine How Much Sleep You Need
Many believe that sleep has always been critically important to humans, both as a resource and a pure enjoyment source. Today, the gold standard for sleep is 8 hours per night. That, the scientific community assures us, is enough to feel rested and stave off various diseases. Clinical studies have shown that ensuring you get…
Pure Sleep – 11 Tips for Better Sleep
When we say pure sleep, we mean deep, peaceful, quality sleep without the use of drugs. Lack of quality deep sleep is linked to a host of problems including depression, obesity, poor nutrient absorption and assimilation, and overall poor health. If your quality of sleep improves, you will wake up more easily feeling more refreshed,…
Use of Melatonin Supplements Rising Among Adults
Many aspects of modern life, including screen use and shift work, can confuse the body’s natural sleep and wake cycle. Up to 19% of adults in the U.S. report not getting enough rest or sleep every day. Chronic lack of sleep can harm both your mental and physical health. A range of chemicals and hormones…
Support Your Mental Health by Focusing on This Aspect of Your Sleep
Most of us can understand firsthand how sleeping for too little – or even too long – can hurt our health. But a new study suggests that the quality of a person’s sleep might actually have more of an impact on their well-being than quantity. The study, published this month in Frontiers in Psychology, asked over 1,100 young…
The Eastern View of Insomnia Focuses on ‘Shen’
The odds of being sleep deprived, defined as getting less than six hours of sleep a night for adults, has increased significantly in the past 30 years. An estimated 50 million to 70 million Americans suffer from sleep-related problems, and apparently, those numbers are on the rise. The ever-increasing demands of our hectic lifestyles, a…
Sleep Well and Reduce Your Risk of Dementia
In one blog post I discussed how beneficial sleep is for memory function. But sleep isn’t just good for your memory; it can actually reduce your risk of dementia — and death. Although it has been known for some time that individuals with dementia frequently have poor, fragmented sleep, two studies suggest that if you…
Top 33 Tips to Optimize Your Sleep Routine
A good night’s rest is a pillar of health – read Dr. Mercola’s comprehensive guide to sleep better and fight the sleep problem called insomnia. Sleep is one of the great mysteries of life. For a long time, it was widely thought that sleep was little more than a waste of time. Modern research, however,…
Your Relationship With Your Alarm Clock
If you use an alarm clock to wake up in the morning, think about a relationship you’d like to create with your alarm clock. What would be the healthiest and happiest version of that relationship for you? If you were an alarm clock, what kind of relationship would you want to have with your human?…
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