Get The Most You Can Out Of Sleeping
From Monday, September 27 to Friday, October 1 ChiliSleep will host the Back to Sleep Challenge. It’s an online, free, five-day event featuring prominent speakers from the world of performance improvement and sleep medicine along with a dedicated Facebook group and homework to practice implementing what you learned. The lineup includes: Kelly Starrett—physical therapist and…
Sure, you can buy disposable earplugs. They work. They can save your sleep just as well as more expensive, more substantial earplugs. Fact is, if you wear them every day and throw them away, you’re eventually going to need to buy some more. A sample price is $10.49 for 18 pairs at CVS. Then you’ll…
On the surface, prayer and meditation look the same. Someone closes their eyes and sits still. There may or may not be an image, some beads, candles (scented or unscented) perhaps some other object involved as well. They’re not the same, though there can be some convergence. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, prayer is a…
The big secret to sleeping by a busy, noisy street is getting used to it. The smaller secret is how to deal with occasional spikes in noise if there are any. That’s it. The big question is, how do you get used to it? How long will it take? Getting used to it can happen…
Hope is good; it’s important to be optimistic. It’s important to keep an open mind and to be perceptive, too. That’s how you go about improving things and fixing problems. That mindset leads to solutions. When it comes to alternative healing therapies, however, there’s a long history spurious treatments being long on promises and short…
Cannabis today isn’t the same plant it was 50 years ago. It’s important to update our perceptions and forget about using it to aid sleep. Jeff Spicoli, Sean Penn’s much-loved character in 1982’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High, is an example of the old stereotype of the typical marijuana user. Richard “Cheech” Marin and Tommy…
One much-talked-about weapon against insomnia these days is CBD tea. What is it, exactly? How does it work? What is CBD tea? CBD tea refers to a herbal tea infused with cannabidiol. Cannabidiol, commonly abbreviated as CBD, is a therapeutic compound whose popularity has grown tremendously in recent years. CBD comes from cannabis, the same…
Taking a walk before bed is wonderful. If you can, take a walk before bed whenever you can. Fitness experts consider walking at a leisurely pace to be a medium to light physical activity. Brisk walking is 3 to 3.5 mph and that’s considered to be moderate physical activity. While you should avoid strenuous physical…
Over the last two thousand years, Christians have developed a lot of different prayer methods and aids. The variety suits a variety of situations and people. One of the newer aids is the Christian bedtime pray app. Each app is geared toward a slightly different audience of Christians. Each takes a different approach. One feature…
Whether you call them naps, siestas, or something else, they’re natural. Work structure, social class, the environment, and other considerations dictate whether you get to take them. Thank you, COVID-19. I guess. More freedom for more people is better than less. The pandemic triggered massive changes in work habits, at least among some social classes…