By Heather Callaghan Readers – do you know how many mental, personality, social and developmental disorders are indicated by modern psychiatry where there are symptoms of emotional dysregulation? Before you ever self-diagnose yourself with one or figure you must be in a state of arrested development – consider…
By Gaye Levy According to the CDC, there’s a public health epidemic you need to be on the lookout for. It’s not contagious, but has spread due to the North American lifestyle. You may have suffered from it yourself, without even realizing you were part…
It may not be the first issue you think of in terms of staying well, but the temperature at which we work, relax, eat or sleep is as essential as diet or exercise in maintaining good health. We know this intuitively, of course, but there…
It seems like people are working more and more these days. It doesn’t matter if you are working as a big executive at a large corporation or if you are an entrepreneur working out of your own home–burnout can happen to you. Burnout can happen…
By Healthy Holistic Living We all have different habits when it comes to our sleep. Some people love waking up early, others do so only reluctantly after hitting snooze for the tenth time. Some people never stay up past nine, while others never go to…
Natural Blaze Losing 30 minutes of sleep per day may promote weight gain Losing as little as 30 minutes of sleep per day on weekdays can have long-term consequences for body weight and metabolism, a new study finds. The results will be presented Thursday, March…
Eevee G, I <3 Intelligence We live in busy times when most of us have to work around 40 hours a week. In order to lead this kind of lifestyle, one should sort their time and energy properly throughout the whole day. Healthy morning rituals…
By Real Farmacy One of the most insidious ways of ruining you or your partner’s holistic health lifestyles is by snoring. We all know how essential it is to get the right amount of sleep, and if you’re constantly awoken or kept awake by your…
Natural Blaze MCW researchers find link between sleep deprivation and cell damage… Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) have discovered a link between sleep loss and cell injury. Results of a new study find sleep deprivation causes the damage to cells, especially in…
By Organic Health The National Academy of Sciences report showing that 80 percent of American men and 70 percent of American women don’t get the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of magnesium from their diets and whatever supplements they are taking. Dubbed the multi-tasking mineral, magnesium…
By Danielle Fagan. Collective-Evolution We’ve all been there. We wake up, look at the clock and roll over for five more minutes of sleep. You eyelids feel heavy, your head feels heavy and your body feels like it’s made out of lead. To some people,…
By Arjun Walia, Collective Evolution Evidence continues to emerge, both scientific and historical, suggesting that the way in which the majority of us currently sleep may not actually be good for us. In 2001, historian Roger Ekirch of Virginia Tech published a paper that included…
by Dr. Richard Foxx For whatever reason, sleep tends to get a bad rap. For one reason or another, people don’t think they need it, consider it a waste of time, or feel that it really isn’t a top priority when they’re still younger. After…
A class of medications previously linked to cognitive impairment in older adults also appears to negatively affect their physical functioning according to investigators from the Regenstrief Institute, the Indiana University Center for Aging Research, the University of East Anglia and several other United Kingdom institutions….
According to folklore, the full moon affects human sleep. International researchers are trying to determine whether there is any truth to the belief. Studies by a team at Sahlgrenska Academy have found that people actually sleep 20 minutes less when the moon is full. A…
by Dr. David Juan I have a good friend who’s always tired. It impacts her mood, diet, and ultimately how she performs every day. When she’s not at work, she’s sleeping, and when she’s not sleeping, she’s usually lounging around, unable to expend much energy….
Deep sleep promotes our well-being, improves our memory and strengthens the body’s defences. Zurich and Fribourg researchers demonstrate how restorative SWS can also be increased without medication – using hypnosis. Sleeping well is a crucial factor contributing to our physical and mental restoration. SWS in…
by Lisa Egan A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book. ~Irish Proverb Are you getting enough sleep on a regular basis? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 50-70% of us have trouble sleeping, leading…
One of the most comprehensive studies of the potential link between reduced sleep and childhood obesity finds compelling evidence that children who consistently received less than the recommended hours of sleep during infancy and early childhood had increases in both obesity and in adiposity or…
Natural Blaze As we hop timezones, work nights, or party into the night, our natural “biological clock” gets warped. Jet-lag is the bane of every traveler that just wants to experience a new culture during the short amount of time they get to experience it….
