Lifestyle

Sleep and Stress Having too much stress in your life can make it difficult to fall asleep and get and good night’s sleep. The relationship between stress and sleep, however, is a two-way street   — not getting enough sleep can be the cause of stress.   This correlation has been shown in…

Melatonin is your subconscious mother telling you when it’s time to go to sleep, kind of...well, It’s a hormone that regulates your sleep. For some, a sleeping hormone imbalance can lead to ‘night owl’ like sleeping patterns that completely throws off your circadian rhythms (we’ll go through that in a…

Snoring? Sleep apnea? Whatever happened to counting sheep and drifting peacefully off to sleep? Think about this: about 20 per cent of the population snores at night. And now this: snoring can be the result of obstructive sleep apnea, a condition that collapses the muscles of the sleeper, thereby blocking their windpipe. So again, sufferers of sleep apnea are woken several…

Most likely, you probably never thought about which side is better for sleeping, but research has shown that sleeping on your left side can alleviate chronic heartburn and might be beneficial for overall health. It’s believed that left-side sleeping offers a number of other health benefits. John Douillard (Doctor of Chiropractic and Certified Ayurveda Practitioner)…

Could sleep be the key to gaining more control over your days and your life? According to a popular book, the things you do, or don’t do, before bedtime can make a big difference. In The Perfect Day Formula: How to Own the Day and Control Your Life, author Craig Ballantyne introduces the 10-3-2-1-0 Goodnight Formula. By applying a simple formula, the author asserts that you…

  Getting too hot in bed is a drag. We have all experienced it, tossing and turning beneath sweat-soaked sheets. Of course, once you get to sleep the problem is solved — right? Unfortunately, evidence suggests otherwise. Bed temperatures that exceed 32ºC can affect REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, causing…

Choosing a mattress is no easy task, ultimately you have to spend eight hours (ideally) a day sleeping on it, and if you end up buying a dud, you’ll despise your investment. When purchasing a mattress, you should consider the type of mattress, mattress materials and different firmness levels; it…