Getting Better Sleep is the Key to Vitality
Sleep is essentially the Fountain of Youth. You can’t be healthy if you’re not getting it and if you’re really suffering with insomnia, you’re falling
Sleep is essentially the Fountain of Youth. You can’t be healthy if you’re not getting it and if you’re really suffering with insomnia, you’re falling
During our waking hours, we’re told to consider our posture. Our form when we’re exercising. How we lounge when we’re watching TV.
We’re told that
If you’re worried and you can’t sleep…
Have a nightcap to unwind! Take some cough medicine. Eat a second helping. Pace the hallway. Squeeze
Short answer? No.
Although when the days get shorter, the air outside bites the skin, and outdoor activities require forethought and preparation…
We tend
It’s becoming common knowledge in scientific circles that our guts, or “second brains,” have a symbiotic relationship with almost every other system in our bodies.
Norwegians call it fylleangst…
But you might recognize it in its millennial incarnation: “hangxiety.” Believe it or not, it’s become so heavily referenced in popular
Humans are the only mammals that willingly delay sleep, according to the National Sleep Foundation.
And we all have our reasons — we’re busy,
It’s considered the hallmark of adulthood: “I’m so tired.”
Nap culture, staying-in-on-a-Friday culture, bragging-about-how-little-sleep-you-got culture is rampant in 2019. But have you ever thought
Have you ever wondered why it feels so good to cross something off of your list?
There’s a psychological principle, known as the “Zeigarnik effect,”
From the very beginning of our consciousness, rest is a catch-all palliative for any number of maladies. Cranky? Take a nap. Can’t think straight? Close
Sleep is essentially the Fountain of Youth. You can’t be healthy if you’re not getting it and if you’re really suffering with insomnia, you’re falling
During our waking hours, we’re told to consider our posture. Our form when we’re exercising. How we lounge when we’re watching TV.
We’re told that
If you’re worried and you can’t sleep…
Have a nightcap to unwind! Take some cough medicine. Eat a second helping. Pace the hallway. Squeeze
Short answer? No.
Although when the days get shorter, the air outside bites the skin, and outdoor activities require forethought and preparation…
We tend
It’s becoming common knowledge in scientific circles that our guts, or “second brains,” have a symbiotic relationship with almost every other system in our bodies.
Norwegians call it fylleangst…
But you might recognize it in its millennial incarnation: “hangxiety.” Believe it or not, it’s become so heavily referenced in popular
Humans are the only mammals that willingly delay sleep, according to the National Sleep Foundation.
And we all have our reasons — we’re busy,
It’s considered the hallmark of adulthood: “I’m so tired.”
Nap culture, staying-in-on-a-Friday culture, bragging-about-how-little-sleep-you-got culture is rampant in 2019. But have you ever thought
Have you ever wondered why it feels so good to cross something off of your list?
There’s a psychological principle, known as the “Zeigarnik effect,”
From the very beginning of our consciousness, rest is a catch-all palliative for any number of maladies. Cranky? Take a nap. Can’t think straight? Close
No one gets out of this life alive… but your best chance at living long and living well is a resilient brain. Not resilient emotions,
In the journey of mindfulness, the intermediate stage can often feel like a plateau. You’ve mastered the basics, but perhaps you’re yearning to deepen your practice.
The internet’s democratizing nature has proven fertile ground for wellness trends to grow and spread.
But some had staying power long before high-speed connectivity. Millenia of staying power, even.
Like acupuncture, which is a 2,500 Chinese tradition. The first discovered mention of acupuncture being used for medical purposes comes from The Yellow Emperor in the Han Dynasty, and his Classic of Internal Medicine. (All the way back in 206 BCE.)
The word “ayurvedic” can have elitist connotations for some.
After all, who are the people you hear using it? Avid yogis, restrictive eaters, spiritual gurus, and the like. But if we examine our feelings about why we consider those sources elitist, we come to an interesting examination point: is it actually wellness jealousy that causes such a reaction?
People who choose to eschew fast food and can’t relate to jokes about creaking joints and sedentary lifestyles in your twenties confirm what most of us already know and don’t want to admit…
We know it’s not good for us.
Before we talk about what seasonal affective disorder (SAD) isn’t, let’s talk about what it is.
Seasonal affective disorder is a varietal of depression confined to the fall and winter months.
It affects primarily women, and primarily those with other psychiatric conditions, like manic depression or bipolar disorder. (This doesn’t mean that men aren’t affected, or that you have to have another condition to experience SAD systems. Just that you’re more likely to if the previously mentioned criteria are met.)
As of 2019, it affects 10 million Americans, with a separate 10% of the population experiencing milder symptoms of a junior SAD disorder.