The Sleep Blog
One of the lesser known reasons for insomnia is having a slow metabolism or low rate of oxidation. Through the interpretation of an HTMA I am able to determine whether or not my client’s four main minerals (magnesium, calcium, sodium, and potassium) are in balance. This gives me important information for how to help you improve your sleep.
Nightmares and night terrors come with a lot of questions…What are they? What causes them? How can we prevent them? These are some of the common questions I hear. In this article, I am answering ALL the questions you may have about nightmares, night terrors and what the difference between the two is.
These 3 simple steps will transform how you sleep.
In the world of psychology, this comes down to something called “stimulus control” and the basic premise is this: our subconscious connects different environments with different feelings, thoughts and behaviors.
I call it "Just Don't Lie There".
Read this blog post to learn my 3-step strategy to help decrease the time it takes you to fall asleep or back to sleep if you wake up in the middle of the night.
Traveling can be stressful on its own, but especially if you’re someone who experiences sleep issues. The anxiety alone of wondering whether you’ll get a good night’s rest while you’re on-the-go is enough to keep you up at night! Friend, I have been in your shoes and I am here to tell you that there IS a way to rest well while you’re on vacation. Read this blog post to learn my tips on how to do it!
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.
“Hey Siri, reset the clock.” It’s that time of year again, and although this time change isn’t as tough on the system as that in the spring, it can still create challenges — especially for those of us with strong circadian rhythms. If you’re sensitive to changes in your sleep, definitely check out this blog post to prepare for the End of Daylight Savings Time to keep your best 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.
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.
Have you tried everything to resolve your insomnia, but you’re still experience sleepless nights? The real reason you’re not sleeping is because no one has told you about these little-known hidden sleep sabotogers — until now! This FREE mini-training: “Uncovering Hidden Sleep Sabotagers” will help you get to the root of your insomnia!
