Carbs and sleep… Milk and cookies before bed may be comforting and are associated with a bedtime snack, however it is actually counterproductive to good sleep quality, and leads to weight gain as well. Although simple carbohydrates may be sedating and even decrease sleep latency {1}, consuming a high glycemic load does not equate to… Read more »
How Sleep Can Help with Stress as You Age The older we get, the more difficult it seems to bounce back after a stressful situation. Dealing with stress can be complex, and ignoring the issue isn’t going to do you any favors when it comes to health and wellness. One of the easiest ways that… Read more »
Five Myths About Sleep It’s Good to Wake Up to Sleep medicine and sleep products—whether it’s mattresses or sleep tech or wearables—are growing business these days. Medicine is catching up with how really sleep deprived many of us are, and diagnoses follow. According to recent estimates, 50 to 70 million Americans chronically suffer from a… Read more »
We’ve all felt the flames of stress in this world. Prior we discussed in Caveman Insomnia, stress and sleep are not very compatible. The truth however, is that stress will never end, but sadly one day life will. There are many ways to deal with stress, from Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to Blowing Bubbles…. Read more »
What if you were to hear that you don’t have to power down your electronic device to sleep well at night? Or that you could be up through the night and still get good sleep! The answer lies in blue light and melatonin. Melatonin Melatonin is our sleep hormone, and it is naturally made by… Read more »
