You’ve heard that exercise is good for sleep at night, right? I heard it, too, but never really believed it would improve sleep and it was never something I’d even consider because, well… I absolutely HATE exercise. Like, positively cannot stand it and I will go out of my way to avoid it at all […]
The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Healthy Sleep Hygiene: 13 Easy Ways to Sleep Clean
I’m lazy. I want results without all the work. I want a flat stomach without the bother of exercise. I want to eat healthy without having to eat Brussels sprouts. Dang it, I want to sleep like the dead and still check Facebook before I go to bed! Is that too much to ask?? It’s […]
Do you Have Healthy Sleep Hygiene?
Does the word hygiene makes you think of brushing your teeth and wearing deodorant? Well, it’s not exactly the same idea when it comes to sleep. Sleep hygiene has nothing to do with not stinking like a gym bag and everything to do with your lifestyle. What you do in the hours leading up to bed can […]
How to Create a Relaxing Bedtime Routine for Adults
Did you think a bedtime routine was something you outgrew when you were a kid? We want to go to bed when we want and wake up when we want, darn it. We’re adults! As much as we think we’re grown and in control, our body clocks crave being on a schedule. Somehow our circadian […]
How I Managed to Increase Melatonin Production Naturally (and how you can too!)
I’ve been having so much trouble sleeping lately. I’m never sleepy, and when I do fall asleep I don’t stay asleep long. Yes, I admit it. I’ve been a cranky witch. Not only have I not been sleeping, I have weight problems. I’ve been going to the gym and eating right for two months and I have only lost […]
How a Natural Sunrise Alarm Clock can Make Your Morning Rock
How a Natural Sunrise Alarm Clock can Make you a Morning Person Being jolted out of a deep sleep by a blaring alarm, and then stumbling through the morning in a grumpy fog is the way most of us non-morning people greet each day. I used to be the most anti-morning person you’d ever met. My […]