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12 Things To Do Throughout The Day Today, To Improve Your Sleep Tonight

Healthy Mindframe, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Just in time for the back-to-school season, I have pulled together a list of 12 things you can do throughout your day to improve the quality of your sleep tonight. All based on the most current medical literature on sleep quality. In fact, I recently returned from a medical conference where one of the lectures was on repairing sleep deficits. Something I was very interested in because I’ve always been a poor sleeper all of my life. The take home point that really stuck in my mind, and now when I have a sleepless night I remind myself …

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Aug 28 2023

Winter Is For Hibernating, So Let’s Fix Your Sleep Right Now

Healthy Mindframe, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Winter is the perfect time to soak up as much restorative sleep as you can, and eliminate your sleep deficit. Sleep is absolutely crucial for optimized physical health. I am ferocious about protecting my sleep, because I know that sleep is non-negotiable and absolutely essential for longevity. And the good news is, that no matter how bad your sleep is right now, you are only ever one night away from a good night of sleep. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve struggled with insomnia or how big your sleep deficit is. Every single night is an opportunity …

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Jan 9 2023

A Winter Solstice Sleep Checklist, To Ensure You Get The Best Sleep Ever

Grounding, Healing Artwork, Healthy Mindframe, Intuitive Medicine, Medical Reports / By Laura Koniver, MD

This weekend brings us the winter solstice (and honestly thank goodness because for my sanity I really need the days to start getting longer again) and the darkest day of the year should naturally be a time of hibernation and restoration… i.e. good quality sleep. Sleep is so important to your long term well being that you literally can’t live without it… sleep is non-negotiable and absolutely essential for longevity. And the good news is, that no matter how bad your sleep is right now, you are only ever one night away from a good night of sleep. …

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Dec 20 2021

Disrupted Day/Night Rhythm Increases Mental Illness Rates

Electrosensitivity, Grounding, Healthy Mindframe, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

A new study shows that disruption of a normal day/night rhythm takes an enormous toll on your mental health. Do you have a circadian rhythm disturbance? You might if you are restless or active during the night, or are inactive for long periods during the day. That’s all it took to significantly increase odds of mood disorders, cognition issues, and decreased over all wellness. If you feel this might be an issue for you, read on. The Study: Published May 15, 2018 in Lancet Psychiatry, researchers analyzed data from over 91,000 people wearing wristbands to record activity for …

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Oct 15 2018

The Easiest Way I Know To Fall Asleep Faster

Grounding, Medical Reports, Organic Lifestyle / By Laura Koniver, MD

Insomnia is a huge problem, one that begs to be resolved during the winter months. Mother Nature offers you shorter days, longer nights, cooler temperatures… all in an effort to get you hibernating each winter and prepared for the year ahead. If a little winter hibernation is eluding you, today’s medical study can help. It’s long been known that cooler temperatures help deepen sleep. Typical advice is to make the bedroom a little cooler at nighttime (68 – 70 degrees is ideal) and never sleep with socks on (one study cites that sleeping with socks on increases the incidence …

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Jan 9 2017

Sleep Deprivation Found To Increase Weight After Only A Few Days

Healthy Weight, Medical Reports, Positive Parenting / By Laura Koniver, MD

A new study, recently published in SLEEP last month (July 2013) found that folks gained a significant amount of weight after only 5 days of poor sleep. Previous studies have shown a link between poor sleep and weight gain, but this is the first study where participants slept in-house in a sleep facility and the actual weight gain was measurably significant after only a handful of 4 hour nights in a row. Here are the study details: Researchers took 225 healthy adults with no history of sleep problems. Half of the participants had time in bed from 10 …

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Aug 5 2013

12 Things To Do Throughout The Day Today, To Improve Your Sleep Tonight

Winter Is For Hibernating, So Let’s Fix Your Sleep Right Now

A Winter Solstice Sleep Checklist, To Ensure You Get The Best Sleep Ever

Disrupted Day/Night Rhythm Increases Mental Illness Rates

The Easiest Way I Know To Fall Asleep Faster

Sleep Deprivation Found To Increase Weight After Only A Few Days

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