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Tips for Getting Sleep
Answers and solutions for getting sleep, plus questions you can ask and tips you can offer when guiding others on their sleep quest.
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Lift Weights for Better Sleep Quality
According to research, resistance training may be superior for sleep quality improvement than aerobic exercise or a combined weight/cardio workout.
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Sleep Deprivation Reduces Walking Efficiency
To add to our understanding of sleep, new findings show that sleep deprivation can undermine walking efficiency and increase clumsiness.
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How Sleep Improves Diet
Getting enough sleep is critical to performing our best. Now, a new study shows one more reason to prioritize it: sleep improves diet.
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Exercise and Sleep
Physical activity can mitigate the risk from poor sleep. This insight on exercise and sleep is according to new research findings.
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The Connection Between Sleep and Gut Health
Do you have trouble sleeping? You may want to consider the link between sleep and gut health to understand how eating habits impact sleep.
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Lower BMI With Sleep, Not Screen Time
Encourage clients to swap out 30 minutes of inactive time for sleep or light- to moderate-intensity exercise to lower BMI.
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Best Time for Swimming Performance
There may be an optimal time for swimming: Olympic swimmers clock faster times at 5 p.m., according to research from Stanford University.
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Evening Chronotype and Diet
A connection exists between chronotype and diet. If you fall into the evening category, your preference may not bode well for your diet.
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Social Jet Lag and Overeating
People who have different sleep patterns on the weekends than they do during the workweek may experience “social jet lag.”
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Low-Impact Cardio Helps Expectant Moms
New findings show that doing low-impact cardio at least three times per week in the second trimester of pregnancy can help sleep.
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Three Pillars of Mental Health
Recent research findings identify these three healthy behaviors as predictive of good mental health and well-being among young adults.
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Get Your Sleep Before a Big Game
College athletes who skimp on sleep may be increasing their risk for injury, according to a small study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers.
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HIIT Back on Sleep Loss Effects
High-intensity interval training prevents impairments in glucose tolerance, among other negative effects, from a short period of sleep restriction.
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Sleep Loss? Vigorous Exercise May Reduce Cravings
Vigorous exercise may lessen food cravings and counteract mood impairments resulting from multiple nights of short or fragmented sleep.
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The Benefits of Yoga Nidra: The Yoga of Sleep
Take a closer look at yoga nidra, which leads participants into a state of deep relaxation and can reduce anxiety, isomnia and other health risks.
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Health Lessons From the World’s Blue Zones
What can research teach us that supports lessons from people who consistently live longer than average in the world’s Blue Zones?
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Your Gut Microbiome and Its Connection to Sleep
The gut and sleep? There is more to it than munching too many chips while binge-watching a favorite show and then tossing and turning all night. Home to thousands of bacteria that make up the microbiome, the gut affects appetite, metabolism, weight management, and whether or not a sound sleep arrives at night. To understand how nutrition, the gut and sleep interact, take a closer look at the purpose and physiology of sleep. Then discover the intricate web that ties together food and drink, the gut, and the health benefits of sleep.
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Sleep Deprivation: You Are How You Sleep
Spending a third of our lives horizontal, hallucinating and paralyzed may sound like something from a scary sci-fi movie—but, in reality, these are good things. It’s all about sleep, and getting enough of it is essential.
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