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Do You Want To Lose Weight While You Sleep?

February 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Common ailments, Health, Sleep


“Without enough sleep, we all become tall two-year-olds.”
~JoJo Jensen

Sleep is one of the most undervalued “medicines†for good health, and in today’s society, many people have a sleep debt.  Getting enough sleep promotes alertness, productivity and general good health.

What many do not know is that getting enough sleep can actually help you shed pounds.

Make friends with appetite regulating hormones

Leptin and ghrelin are hormones that regulate appetite. Ghrelin signals to the brain when you’re hungry and it’s time to eat, while leptin signals when you are full …

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Tags: Sleep·weight loss

Lavender Combats Stress, Headaches, Depression & More

December 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Common ailments, Health, Herbs & Spices, Home Remedies, Sleep

Some Amazing Properties

Eases pain, headaches, migraines Soothes nerves, works as relaxant Reduces anxiety and stress Heals burns and sores Lessens depression Anti-septic and anti-bacterial

History

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia or Lavandula officinalis) is famous for its relaxing properties and its sweet, floral and fresh scent.  It became popular in the Middle Ages as medicine and was taken to the New World by the Pilgrims in 1620…

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Super Foods For a Good Night’s Sleep

August 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Common ailments, Health, Sleep

sunsetWhat you eat and when you eat both affect the quality and length of sleep.

Eating a large meal two hours before hitting the sack can disrupt your sleep.  Likewise, if you eat too soon and too little your metabolic rate and temperature will increase instead of decreasing, making it harder to drop off.

If you’re still having trouble falling asleep, it may help to snack on foods that are high in tryptophan. Tryptophan is an amino acid that the body can’t make and is used to make serotonin, a hormone that promotes…

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18 Easy Tips for Beating Insomnia

June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Common ailments, Health, Home Remedies, Sleep

Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thinking.mexico-plant-mountain
~Clifton Fadiman

Possible causes
Stress (which really triggers just about anything nasty. It’s difficult to avoid stress altogether, unless you move to an ashram or convent – so please, try some easy ways to handle stress) Anxiety Depression Suppressed negative feelings (e.g. anger, bitterness, envy) Overeating or overworking Excess tea, coffee, alcohol intake or smoking Constipation Medical conditions or pain Certain medications may cause insomnia
Remedies…

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Tags: home remedies for insomnia·valerian




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