Yearly Archives - 2019

Mental Health and Sleep

Mental Health and Sleep: How they influence each other?

Does sleep affect the mental health or is it the other way around? It is hard to say. Doctors and researchers have observed that people suffering from some form of mental illness have disrupted sleep as compared to a person without any indication of mental illness. But on the other hand, doctors also believe that sleeplessness in people with mental illness precedes the illness itself and is a symptom to some form of illness. Let us take a look at how...

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How to Choose the Right Bed Sheets and Mattress

How to Choose the Right Bed Sheets and Mattress

Buying a new mattress or replacing old ones is often quite the task. Identifying the right mattress goes a long way in ensuring your body rests correctly. A wrong mattress that doesn’t suit your body can make it difficult to fall asleep, affect sleep patterns or can cause back or neck pain. To avoid this, it is essential to understand what your body needs. But the job isn’t done with just choosing the right mattress. Buying the best sheets can add...

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Sleep and Insomnia

Sleep and Insomnia: Two Sides of the Same Coin

If you are having regular sleepless nights or irregular sleep, you are probably wondering if you have insomnia. This article will help you understand the science behind insomnia and the actions one can take to sleep better at night. What is insomnia? Insomnia is a sleeping disorder that makes it difficult to fall asleep or to stay asleep the whole night. Insomnia occurs over a sustained period of time. Have you tried developing a sleep schedule  before bedtime and in the morning...

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Can CBD Actually Help You Sleep Better

Can CBD Actually Help You Sleep Better?

The use of the cannabis plant for health benefits has been a long-debated and criticized topic all over the world. With the onset of legalization of the sale and distribution of medical marijuana in many parts of the world, researchers are discovering the effects it has over the body and the mind. Cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are the two main components of the cannabis plant. Cannabidiol also knows as CBD does not cause or induce a high in people, unlike...

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Why Do We Sleep

Why Do We Need Sleep?

A good night’s sleep gives you the rest you need, leaving you more productive and creative for the next day. While the mind shuts down when you hit the sack, the brain does not disconnect from the environment. There is a lot of processing and restoring happening every night to ensure your immunity is built and memories are saved. However, without sleep, the body and mind get affected. Why humans need to sleep every night or what exactly happens in the...

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7 Common New Years Resolutions People Make for Themselves

7 Common New Year’s Resolutions People Make for Themselves

It’s that time of year again! We’re winding down 2018 and preparing to ring a brand new calendar year. And with any New Year comes New Year’s resolutions. Some of them will end abruptly after few weeks, others might make it to see the summer, and very few will carry their new year's resolution list with them for the next 365 days. In fact, according to U.S. News, approximately 80% of new year resolutions ideas fail by the second week...

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Awesome Gift Ideas

5 Awesome Gift Ideas Suitable for Anyone On Your List

The holidays are around the corner and you know what that means; lots and lots of gift shopping! Hate it or love it, buying gifts is a big part of this time of year. Every year you tell yourself you’re going to get it done early, before the malls are jam packed with people, and every year you leave it for the last minute. And the last thing you want is for a friend or a family member to have...

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6 Ways to Get Yourself out of Bed Quickly

Does a worse sound exist than that of your alarm going off at 6AM (early bird) on a Monday morning? I know, just the thought of it makes you cringe. And we all know what happens next; snooze after snooze until you finally work up the courage to force yourself out of bed. Getting out of bed is one of the most difficult tasks we face in our daily routine. The counterintuitiveness of it all is what makes it so...

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How To Change Sleep Schedule

5 Healthy Ways on How to Change Your Sleep Schedule

Does this sound familiar: every night you tell yourself you’re going to go to bed early and follow a strict sleeping pattern but every night you find yourself wide awake at 2am reading the latest mind-numbing Donald Trump tweets. As you know, following a proper sleeping pattern is ideal for you to have a good night's sleep. Our bodies love routine and going to bed at the same time every night and waking up at the same time every morning...

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