There really isn’t anything that replaces the real thing but there are strategies we can deploy to help our bodies and minds recover and restore even when those elusive Zed’s are hard to capture in the usual way of a good nights sleep.
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6 Reasons you’re not sleeping!
Yes to all the parents out there with little ones that are ALL a.m. people by default you will be experiencing broken sleep. Hold tight, it will pass so long as you are strict with routine and you are firm when they wake up that they must stay in their own beds (obviously there are exceptions when they’re sick). I found when my kids were young that the earlier we could get them to self sooth – i.e. get themselves back to sleep on their own the more success we had with keeping them asleep, or at least in their rooms and not interrupting Mum and Dad’s sleep.
The Good Shit!
What a great TV programme highlighting the fact that our guts play a far bigger role in our health than we ever thought. Even to the degree that our gut health may be having an impact on our ability to lose weight and keep it off. Here’s a highlight if you missed the show, click on the video to the right.
How meditation can improve your sleep
Sleep – that thing that seems to be hard to pin down sometimes but we always seek it out. We either want better quality or greater quantity or both! You would think as a natural biological function that sleep would come easily.
Why Low-Fat Diets Wreck Your Brain Health & What To Do About It
These days, we’re struggling with an undeniable epidemic of brain problems.
Anxiety, brain fog, fatigue, depression, ADD, autism, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis — the long list of conditions affects nearly everyone in some way.
My journey into depletion and back…
The thinking behind this initiative is that people will have the ability to compare the food they are thinking of buying to the amount of exercise they will have to do to burn it off.
Should food labels show physical activity equivalents?
The thinking behind this initiative is that people will have the ability to compare the food they are thinking of buying to the amount of exercise they will have to do to burn it off.
Easy Dinner – Tuna Bites
So this is a cheeky little number I stole from somewhere once upon a time!
It was a sport night last night and so I decided to get ahead of the clock and prep the dinner before heading out to basketball. Then on returning, could slam it in the pan and throw the salad on the plate and be eating in about 10 minutes.
Winter Warmers – Reducing your chance of sickness
You may remember my Rich’s Rant around this time last year. I was sending the message about how to keep yourself from being hit by the winter ills like a cold or god forbid the full on flu which if you’ve had it you’ll know it stops you and puts you in bed!
Father of Medicine – He must have had a crystal ball!
When it comes to getting back on track after the holidays. Some things can be easier than others.










