Sleep Health

Using CBD to Improve Your Sleep

Using CBD to Improve Your Sleep

If you’ve struggled with your sleep, you’ve maybe wondered if CBD could help. In this blog post, I explain what CBD is and how it works with our endocannabinoid system. Then, combining research and drawing upon my own experience with TruZen CBD, I give you my ultimate opinion on whether or not to take CBD to improve your sleep.

How to Create a Morning Routine That Will Help You Sleep Better

How to Create a Morning Routine That Will Help You Sleep Better

Morning routines are the first step in getting your day off to a good start, which sets you up for a good night’s sleep. But what if you don’t know where to begin? I’ve laid out 8 steps for designing your morning routine so you can create the routine that works for you, while incorporating all the important steps you need along the way.

How Metabolism Affects Your Sleep

How Metabolism Affects Your Sleep

You’ve heard that your metabolism affects your health, but did you know that it can affect your sleep? Learn if you’re a fast oxidizer or a slow oxidizer, what it means for your sleep, and how you can use that information to start sleeping better NOW.

How to Create the Bedtime Routine of Your Dreams

How to Create the Bedtime Routine of Your Dreams

Bedtime routines aren’t just for kids. In fact, implementing a 30-60 minute bedtime routine for yourself can have a significant impact on your sleep health. Use these tips to craft the bedtime routine of your dreams to get the lush, deep sleep you’ve always wanted.

Change Your Mindset to Improve Your Sleep

Change Your Mindset to Improve Your Sleep

Improving our sleep and health is a joint effort — partly physical, and partly mental. As cliché as it may sound, mindset has a lot to do with our physical bodies. Studies have shown how our thoughts can either improve or deteriorate our health! The good news is, our brains are neuroplastic, meaning they can change. You can make new pathways in your brain by changing your thoughts. It takes time, and it doesn't come naturally to any of us — but the effort is 100% worth it.

What to Do When Your Lack of Sleep Impacts Your Health and Relationships

What to Do When Your Lack of Sleep Impacts Your Health and Relationships

You know that sleep affects the way you feel, but you may not realize that your poor night’s sleep is the reason you’re snapping at your loved ones. If this has become a perpetual issue, let’s look into the reasons why and what you can do to solve it. Read how to do it here.

When Is the Best Time to Have Sex for Your Chronotype?

When Is the Best Time to Have Sex for Your Chronotype?

Love is in the air. It’s time to talk about one of my favorite topics — sleep animals — and how you can improve your sex life with a few good tips regarding your chronotype. Check out this blog post to get the nitty gritty on the best way to get busy this Valentine’s Day!

Could Your Blood Sugar Crash Be to Blame for Your Insomnia?

Could Your Blood Sugar Crash Be to Blame for Your Insomnia?

If you’ve ever experienced a jolting 3:00 AM wake-up where you’re rearing to go, you may have wondered why in the world it happened. It’s actually indicative of a blood sugar crash — and here’s why. Find out in the blog post and learn my tips for how to avoid these crashes in the future.

Top 4 Tips to Help You Sleep Better in the Winter

Top 4 Tips to Help You Sleep Better in the Winter

If winter wreaks havoc on your sleep, you’re not alone. Even though there are plenty of people who swear they sleep better in the winter months, there are many of us (hello!) who do not. Check out this blog post to find out why and to get my top tips to get you sleeping better during the chilly season.

Gifts to Help Your Loved Ones Create the Ideal Sleep Sanctuary

Gifts to Help Your Loved Ones Create the Ideal Sleep Sanctuary

You can never go wrong with gifting your loved ones something to help them sleep better. But sometimes it’s hard to know what to give them! So I’ve compiled my top recommendations of the best sleep gifts to help your loved ones create their perfect sleep sanctuary this holiday season.

How Do I Know If a Parasite Is Affecting My Sleep?

How Do I Know If a Parasite Is Affecting My Sleep?

Parasites: they’re tiny but pack a mean punch to the gut. These tiny organisms have the power to wreak serious havoc on our sleep. But how do you know if you have one? And what happens if you uncover that you do? Read this blog post to get the full scoop on parasites and sleep.

Should I Take Sleeping Pills to Help Me Sleep?

Should I Take Sleeping Pills to Help Me Sleep?

If you suffer from sleepless nights, you’ve probably considered at one point or another the possibility of sleeping pills. I get it! I’ve tried them all — Ambien, Xanax, Benadryl… — so no judgment from me! The idea that we can just take a pill and all of our sleep problems will be cured is pretty enticing. But, of course, it’s never that simple is it? Check out this blog post to get the scoop on sleeping pills.

Will Melatonin Help Me Sleep?

Will Melatonin Help Me Sleep?

About 99.9% of my clients are taking melatonin when we start working together. And as you can probably guess…. the supplements didn’t work. (Otherwise they wouldn’t be engaging my services!) In this blog, I take you through the science of melatonin and explain how it works in our body and, specifically, in sleep. Then I give you some tried and true tips for how to boost your body’s own melatonin production naturally.

Functional Lab Testing: the Secret to Uncovering Hidden Stressors of Sleep

Functional Lab Testing: the Secret to Uncovering Hidden Stressors of Sleep

If you’ve looked into my adult sleep coaching program, you’ve probably read about how I incorporate lab testing. But you may be wondering what role it plays in understanding sleep. This blog post breaks down the 5 lab tests that I use to help uncover what hidden stressors may be at play when you’re experiencing sleep issues.

How to Control Temperature for Better Sleep

How to Control Temperature for Better Sleep

Did you know that temperature plays a big role in our ability to fall asleep and stay asleep? In this blog post, I'm going to break down the interplay between temperature and sleep. Then, I’ll give you the best ways to make temperature work for you and your sleep, with some suggestions on what you can swap out or bring in to your life to optimize it all.

I Wear My Blue Blockers At Night

I Wear My Blue Blockers At Night

Ever notice how the sun can be both energizing and exhausting? There’s a reason for that and it has to do with our internal body clock. In this blog post, I explain in simple ways how natural light and artificial light affect our internal body clock and circadian rhythm. Then, I give my best tips to help you become intentional about the way you expose yourself to light in order to get the best rest possible.