Lifestyle & Sleep...
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A Diet to Improve Your Sleep
It is hard to appreciate how important sleep is until you experience the effects of insomnia or lack of sleep. Feeling tired, grumpy and unable to cope are just a...
Changes In Sleep Patterns as We Age
Growing older brings many changes. Changes in sleep are part of the normal ageing process, but some elderly people find it difficult to adjust.
Sleep is important...
Depression and Sleep
Lack of sleep can leave you feeling low and depressed. Lacking in energy and irritable it is hard to find any pleasure in life. If sleep problems persist it is likely...
Drug Abuse and Insomnia
Recreational drug use, addiction and abuse of common legal drugs can contribute to a lot of health problems, but what many people don't realise is that they can...
Effect of Anger on Sleep
We all experience anger at some time in our lives. We may be on the receiving end of another's anger at a real or perceived wrong doing - or have feelings of anger that...
Effect of Caffeine on Sleep
Coffee plays an important part in our lives. It helps wake us up in the morning, provides a pleasant end to a meal and generally plays a large role in society. Our...
Effect of Stress on Sleep
Stress plays a large part in all our lives. Many people are finding it helpful to find ways of combating the problem before it affects their health and welfare....
Effects of Worry on Sleep
It is natural to show emotion. We relate to others and react to life events by expressing our feelings. Anxiety is part of life and is nature's way of keeping us...
Exercise For Sleep
Exercise is important for a healthy life. Having a healthy body and a relaxed mind will increase your chances of being able to fall asleep and gain the benefits of a...
Factors Affecting Women's Sleep
Sleep disturbance in women is affected by natural events in most women's lives. Menstruation, pregnancy and the menopause cause changes in the mind and body and can...
Foods Which Impair Sleep
How we live affects how well we sleep. Changing habits that have become part of a busy lifestyle is difficult. We may not even be aware that the foods we are eating...
Improve Your Sleep with Food
Foods that prevent you sleeping are easy to recognise - coffee alcohol and sugar. By restricting these before bedtime many people find it easier to sleep. Large meals...
Meditation and Sleeplessness
Nearly everything we do affects our sleep. The way we spend our days will influence the quality of our night's sleep. The brain needs sleep in order to function but...
Meditation for Improved Sleep
A short daily meditation session can make all the difference to a good night's sleep. By teaching the mind to disconnect from all the cares and despairs of the day, you...
Men and Sleep
Studies increasingly show how sleep affects health and wellbeing. Recent studies have revealed differences in the way men and women are affected by the amount and...
Pranayama: Controlling Your Breathing
Pranayama means the control of prana. In yoga this is achieved by learning techniques, which help you to control your breathing. When you are able...
Relaxation for Sleep
Relaxation is not the same as sleep. We are not conscious or in control of our brain and body while we are asleep. The body moves and the brain is active. When we are...
Relaxing into Sleep
For many poor sleepers learning how to relax is easier than getting to sleep. Learning relaxation techniques often helps them get through the transition from feeling...
Sleep and Obesity
It would be good to report that you can 'sleep yourself thin', but unfortunately it is not that simple. The comforting news however, is that research suggests there is a...
Sleep and Pregnancy
It has been suggested that insomnia during pregnancy is nature's way of preparing women for motherhood! Pregnancy brings a number of changes to sleep, from feeling very...
Sleep and the Menopause
The menopause is an important time for a woman. The physical and emotional symptoms mean that a woman may approach this time with trepidation. Many women pass through...
Sleep Thieves
So who stole my sleep? Many people find it difficult to pinpoint exactly when they started to find it difficult to sleep. Sometimes it seems to just creep up on you....
Sleeping Away from Home
Many people find they sleep well away form home. Holidays mean time to relax and the opportunity to sleep longer and catch up on sleep. For some, travel can cause...
Smoking and the Connection with Sleep Problems
Smoking and sleep disturbance often go hand in hand with each other. All stimulants interfere with the body's ability to fall and stay asleep....
The Basics of Meditation
Meditation is a method that many people use to improve their chances of getting a good night's sleep. In order to begin meditation you need to find a quiet space where...
Using Alcohol As A Sleeping Aid
Alcohol has been used as a Sleeping Aid for centuries. A small 'tot' of whisky or other spirit has helped many adults drift off into a peaceful sleep. The initial...
Why We Dream
Whether we are aware of it or not we all dream. Some people have vivid recall of their dreams, while others can barely remember ever having a dream.
Dreams happen...
Yoga for Fitness and Sleep
Yoga will help you improve your strength and flexibility and help you feel relaxed and calm. Aerobic exercise often leaves you feeling invigorated and alert and may...
