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Why Quality Sleep Matters — and What to Do When You’re Not Getting It

The healing power of sleep may elude us for any number of reasons — including insomnia. Learn why quality sleep is so essential and how to get more of it.
By Laine Bergeson

How Daily Movement Helps With Better Sleep

Physical activity during the day can lead to quality sleep, according to a recent study.
By Craig Cox

ONE HEALTHY HABIT:
Create a Nighttime Ritual

Embrace the darker, quieter winter nights with habits that give your evenings more meaning.
By Experience Life Staff

Why Do We Dream?: A Q&A With Neuroscientist Rahul Jandial

Can dreams help us solve problems? In his new book, This Is Why You Dream, neurosurgeon Rahul Jandial, MD, PhD explores the frontier of dream science to help us better understand our dreams — and the power they have to improve our lives.
By Katherine Reynolds Lewis

Can Chiropractic Care Help You Sleep Better?

How chiropractic care is connected to various factors that can affect your sleep quality.
By David Crawford, DC

How Following Ultradian, Circadian, and Infradian Rhythms Can Boost Your Health

Tune into natural rhythms to improve your energy, concentration, and sleep.
By Henry Emmons, MD and Aimee Prasek, PhD

The 7 Types of Rest

If you’re feeling run-down, you might be deficient in one of the seven types of rest. Learn how you can recharge your physical, mental, emotional, creative, social, sensory, and spiritual self.
By Jessie Sholl

What Is Circadian Medicine?

Leveraging what we know about circadian rhythms may help us create more effective medical care. Here's why.
By Laine Bergeson

The Connection Between Circadian Rhythms and Overall Health

Learn how circadian rhythms affect your health — and how you can attune to your body’s many clocks.
By Laine Bergeson

How Chronic Inflammation Affects Your Health

Our bodies need inflammation to fight off infection, but too much of it for too long can spur a wide range of illnesses. Learning to manage it effectively is key.
By Mo Perry

ONE HEALTHY HABIT:
Avoid Screens at Bedtime

This month’s One Healthy Habit challenge puts time limits on your tech use for better rest at night — and an easier start the next day.
By Experience Life Staff

Can You Analyze Your Dreams? Yes, and Here’s How

Your subconscious is speaking to you while you're sleeping. Here are strategies to uncover what it's saying.
By Alexandra Smith, MA, LPCC

PUMPING IRONY: You Snooze, You Win?

Recent research suggests heavy sleepers like me may avoid cognitive dysfunction and multimorbidity as we age — with some notable caveats.
By Craig Cox

Can a CBD Massage Help Me Sleep Better?

An industry expert offers insights on how this service can support your efforts to physically and mentally unwind.
By Jolene Turner

Can Probiotics Help You Sleep Better?

Yes — because the gut is involved in nearly every aspect of our health.
By Mo Perry

How Magnesium Helps You Sleep

Magnesium is known for its ability to help you relax. It helps reduce cortisol (which can spike at night) and it may also regulate other sleep-supporting hormones.
By Mo Perry

How Calcium Supports Sleep

Calcium isn't just needed for strong bones. Low amounts can lead to insomnia and poor sleep, too. Discover how to maximize this mineral to get the z's you need.
By Mo Perry

6 Natural Remedies to Help You Sleep Better

Having trouble sleeping? Try these comforting remedies to help you drift off.
By Experience Life Staff

How to Prepare for the Daylight Saving Time Shift

Here are tips to reset your internal clock when Daylight Saving Time ends.
By Henry Emmons, MD

Should I Use Melatonin to Help Me Fall Asleep?

Here are the pros and cons of supplementing with melatonin, including whole-food sources of the hormone.
By Mo Perry

How Vitamin D Supports Sleep

This vitamin is critical to creating melatonin. Are you getting enough?
By Mo Perry
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