Most people always note to keep the back straight. Mothers, teachers, even drill sergeants keep repeating the mantra. It’s the most familiar phrase people hear when their superiors want them to look respectable. Posture makes a person look strong and confident. The thing is, they...
There’s always something mysterious about sleep. Other than allowing us to regain our strength in a very elaborate fashion, it also gives a number of hints about our health and the type of lifestyle we have. There have been many studies and surveys about sleeping,...
We tend to hear myths about sleep. Many have been around since before we were born, and people tend to simply accept them as fact. While most of these are fairly harmless, some are highly detrimental to your health. Here are a few such examples, and...
Sleep is something that most of us do naturally—we are programmed to spend about one-third of our lives in a state of sleep. Optimal sleep will give you the opportunity to wake up feeling refreshed and ready for another day, and in order to get...
If you find that you wake up with aches and pains, you spend a lot of your night tossing and turning looking for a comfortable position to sleep in, or your mattress just looks worn out, it’s probably time for you to go mattress shopping....
There are very few things that you will do for as many hours during a lifetime as you will sleep, and if you can’t sleep well because you have an uncomfortable mattress, those hours you spend in bed are often spent tossing and turning trying...
We all know that eating more veggies and exercising can lead to better health, but did you also know that getting more shut-eye every night could help you reach your health, fitness, and weight loss goals? There are several scientific studies that link better sleep...
The new year is a time when many people set resolutions, often ones that will help them be a better person in the coming year than you were in previous years. Generally these resolutions fall into one of several predictable goals, such as losing weight,...
Now that 2013 has officially ended, many people are making new year’s resolutions. Perhaps you are one of those people, and perhaps one of your resolutions includes getting more sleep. If you set that as your goal, you are not alone. Millions of Americans suffer...
Getting the right amount of sleep every night is just as important to your health as eating well and exercising, and finding the right bed can make a big difference in how much sleep you can get. If you’re tossing and turning all night on...