Get The Most You Can Out Of Sleeping
For some, getting a regular amount of sleep is a lot like trying to improve any area of their life. It’s hopeless. Rather, it’s not hopeless. Not really. They just think that it is. After days, weeks, months, and even years of failure, they start to think it is. Insomnia is a problem. Problems need…
Some nights the last thing you want to do is go to bed. There are too many things tempting you to stay up. So many more things seem more appealing than shutting off the lights and closing your eyes. Do these self-defeating temptations sound familiar? You could be watching something on YouTube. Texting a friend.…
There are more than a few mysteries when it comes to behavior and sleep. For example, when it comes to staying awake, why would a reasonably prudent person get hooked on meth when there are so many bad examples of what can happen? It would seem that almost anyone could see that the first dose…
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…
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…