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Fall Asleep Quicker By Counting Breaths Instead of Sheep

Falling asleep has always been a struggle for me. I have a hard time slowing down and shutting off my brain. Fortunately, there are a number of breathing exercises in yoga to help you fall asleep fast. Among my favorites…

How Sleep Supplements Can Help You Quit Pre-Bedtime Electronics

Let’s get straight to the point: You shouldn’t use electronics before bed. The light from your laptop, smartphone, Apple Watch, or Tamagotchi (feel old?) can reduce melatonin levels and keep you from getting restful sleep. Plus, your brain is more…

Try This Surprising, Protein-Rich Snack For Better Sleep

Food before bed is a subject worth its own blog entirely, but it’s also something I’m constantly learning more about. Recently, I was alerted to the fact that the humble pumpkin seed contains roughly 500 mg of tryptophan per 100-gram…

Your Bedroom Is Probably Too Hot For Sleep

One of my favorite sleep hacks involves cooling a particular part of the body to trigger rest. And more research these days suggests cooler temperatures help us sleep better — think sub-70 degrees Fahrenheit. It turns out cooler sleeping…

The Best Breakfast Foods To Start Your Morning Refreshed

The choices you make at breakfast can set the tone for your whole day. I used to think I needed a big breakfast to start my day off right, but years of trial and error have taught me that there…

Why You Absolutely Need Blackout Curtains

So many times in the past, I have woken up from what seemed to be a good night’s sleep tired and foggy and irritable. This all changed once I committed to optimizing my room for sleep. The Problem Total darkness…

Fall Asleep Fast With This Weird Temperature Hack

Every now and then, I wake up in the middle of the night with my foot sticking out from under the covers. I am always cold, so I tend to pile on the covers at bedtime, even in the summer.…

Stanford Trained Sleep Doc Does Reddit AMA: 4 Takeaways You Need To Know

Sleep news just doesn’t get the credit it deserves! So when Stanford-trained sleep doc Nitun Verma does a Q&A session on the web’s biggest forum, I think it definitely deserves some reporting. Below are my four favorite takeaways from the…

Why Calcium And Magnesium Can Change The Way You Sleep

Osteoporosis runs in my family, so I have always been vigilant about my calcium intake. Calcium — the building block for bones, teeth and nails — is also directly linked to our sleep cycles, and not having enough of it…

Using Collagen And Fish Oil To Improve Your Sleep

I usually feel like I’m either not getting enough sleep, or when I do, it may not be the best quality of sleep. While we don’t exactly know why we sleep, we do know that there are lot of physical…