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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.
Can Probiotics Help You Sleep Better?
Yes — because the gut is involved in nearly every aspect of our health.
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.
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.
6 Natural Remedies to Help You Sleep Better
Having trouble sleeping? Try these comforting remedies to help you drift off.
How to Prepare for the Daylight Saving Time Shift
Here are tips to reset your internal clock when Daylight Saving Time ends.
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.
How Vitamin D Supports Sleep
This vitamin is critical to creating melatonin. Are you getting enough?
Which Nutrients and Supplements Can Help Me Sleep?
A host of supplements — think melatonin, magnesium, and more — can help you drift off and sleep more soundly. And they’re typically safer than pharmaceuticals.
5-Minute Meditation to Prepare for Sleep
Let go of the day and invite in relaxation with this guided meditation.
Can Hops Help Ease Insomnia?
This plant can ease anxiety and insomnia — especially sleeplessness related to nervous tension.
Is Adrenal Fatigue a Real Thing?
Learn about this energy-depleting hormonal condition.
PUMPING IRONY: Unsettled by Snoozing?
Could regular daytime napping be a precursor to dementia — or even a sign that the disease has already taken hold? A new take on what has generally been considered a salutary practice creates some concerns, despite its caveats. I’m going to try not to lose any sleep over it.
Expert Answers: Should I Supplement With Melatonin?
A Life Time dietitian shares what to know if you’re considering this supplement to support your sleep.
Do You Have COVID-somnia?
Try these 12 tips to get some sleep and deal with chronic insomnia.
Circadian Rhythm: Why This Pattern Is Key to Your Health
Understand the many ways a rhythmic circadian cycle can impact your health — and eight lifestyle factors that can help optimize it.
Rising Early May Reduce Depression Risk
Sleep timing may lower risk of major depression by as much as 23 percent, according to a recent study in JAMA Psychiatry.
The Lifestyle Guide to Supporting Your Immune System
Understand what factors outside of nutrition and exercise influence the health of your immune system.
Why Recovery?
The better and faster you can recover, the more progress you can ultimately make with your fitness — and the healthier you’ll move and feel.
Coach Paul’s Top Tips for Unwinding Before Bedtime
These ideas can help promote end-of-day relaxation — so you can get a better night’s sleep.
Thyroid Health: How to Identify Imbalances + Tips for Support
Thyroid issues are prevalent: An estimated one in seven people are affected, with even more suffering from an imbalance — and many not even aware that their thyroid is behind their symptoms. Samantha McKinney, RD, CPT, shares the signals our thyroid might be sending us, the tests to ask for, and the lifestyle habits we can implement in our daily lives to nourish and support our thyroids.