Diet and Sleep Quality: Habits that Will Ruin Your Sleep
Your diet and sleep quality are closely related. What you eat and when you eat can have a huge impact on how well you sleep, especially as you get older.. Eating late, having blood sugar fluctuations, and even having a single drink can keep you body working when it should begin resting. Since your digestion […]
Sleep Disruptors: How They Quickly Destroy Your Sleep
You can get a full night of sleep (8 hours) and still wake up drained and groggy. What matters is whether your sleep is interrupted and how often. There are many sleep disruptors that can mess with your sleep and disrupt your sleep cycle. Some of these are small and may simply move you out […]
Why Sleep Gets Worse After 50 And How to Make It Better
As you get older you’ve likely noticed your sleep getting worse but don’t know why. You might wake up feeling unrested or struggle to fall asleep for what seems like hours at night. This isn’t just a reflection of getting older. It relates to underlying issues with your health and poor habits and is why […]
10 Surprising Benefits of Sleep You Never Knew About
When you’re young you don’t give much thought to the benefits of sleep. When I was attending university in my early years, I thought that getting by on 4 hours of sleep while working the night shift during the summers was enough. Or cramming for an exam late into the night was necessary to do […]
Keep a Regular Sleep Routine: Reclaim Your Sleep Time
Do you find it difficult to fall asleep, tossing and turning throughout the night and then left feeling tired the next morning? Keeping a regular sleep routine isn’t always easy but is important to ensure your body’s internal clock is properly set and maintained. A consistent sleep schedule also ensures your body and mind are […]
Why You Need to Stop Mouth Breathing While Sleeping Now!
If you breathe through your mouth while sleeping you are not only reducing the effectiveness of your sleep, which has its own problems, but are prolonging a bad habit of breathing that negatively and profoundly impacts your health. If your not sure how you breathe while sleeping, ask your partner. Chances are if your mouth […]