As you make New Year's resolutions, it's important to make sleep a priority rather than something that can be traded off to make space in our schedule.
Health retreats are a good place to learn new skills for maintaining health and put new healthy habits in place, and therefore an ideal place to work on sleep.
Sleep and Health: What role can health retreats play? I’m fortunate to work with the team at The Golden Door Australia on healthy sleep and how to optimise sleep for their guests. Health [...]
Good sleep and sleeping well takes a lifestyle, not just focusing on sleep. Busy through the day? Running from one thing to the next? It’s likely to be impacting your sleep. Often people [...]
Do herbal supplements help sleep? Many people use herbal supplements for sleep. The most commonly used herbs are valerian and hops, but there are a number of others that can also be effective. [...]
Marijuana (cannabis) use is common, particularly before bed time. Does it help with sleep? A surprising number of people I see use cannabis or marijuana, some socially and some to help wind down [...]
Does a nightcap help with sleep? Is this a good strategy or a road to trouble? It’s very common for me to see people who use alcohol to help with sleep, and 28% of insomniacs have used [...]
What is melatonin? Does it help with sleep? Melatonin is commonly promoted as a sleep aid. In many countries it is available over the counter, so quite widely used. In Australia it requires a [...]