You’re fed up with being wide awake night after night, so you search the internet high and low for a natural insomnia remedy that will help you get some zzz’s. You’ve scoured tons of sites and asked around in groups you’re a member of to find out what actually works. Then you find it. ThatRead More
Best Insomnia Tip Ever: Exercise for Good Sleep at Night
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 allRead More
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’sRead More
How Positive Sleep Affirmations can Help you Beat Sleep Anxiety
That sounds so simple, doesn’t it? Just think positive and you’re on your way to better sleep. It sounds like something your well-meaning best friend would say when you told her you didn’t sleep last night. Again. The trouble is she doesn’t see you sitting on the couch at 1am, 2am, etc., crying because yourRead More
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 canRead More
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 circadianRead More
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 threeRead More
How to Keep a Sleep Journal to Quiet your Mind for Sleep
Mind Racing? Write your Insomnia Away It’s 1 a.m. and your brain is on autopilot organizing your pantry in order of food group. You’d love to be sleeping but instead you’re going all Martha Stewart with your beanie weenies. It’s times like these that knowing how to keep a sleep journal come in handy. Writing inRead More