Sleep

What’s The Best Diet for Healthy Sleep?

May 26, 2024 by Erica Jansen - Reading Time: 10 minutes

You probably already know that how you eat before bed affects your sleep. Maybe you’ve found yourself still lying awake at 2 a.m. after enjoying a cup of coffee with dessert. But did you know that your eating choices throughout the day may also affect your sleep at night? In fact, more and more evidence […]

Better Sleep Can Protect Against Dementia

March 31, 2024 by Andrée-Ann Baril and Matthew Pase - Reading Time: 5 minutes

Dementia is a progressive loss of cognitive abilities, such as memory, that is significant enough to have an impact on a person’s daily activities. It can be caused by a number of different diseases, including Alzheimer’s, which is the most common form. Dementia is caused by a loss of neurons over a long period of […]

10 Tips for Sleeping Well Without Medicine

October 8, 2023 by Dr. Cesar Vasconcellos de Souza - Reading Time: 5 minutes

Do you sleep well? Do you wake up rested? Do you have insomnia? Is sleep really important for our mental health? Let’s think for a moment about some important issues in relation to sleep. Levels of cortisol, the hormone produced by the adrenal glands, are highest in the morning because it is important for our […]

Gas and Oil – For Our Body

May 15, 2022 by Esther Neumann - Reading Time: 5 minutes

Every driver knows what fuel his car runs best on. He also knows what kind of oil the engine needs. He is very well informed about the tire pressure and, of course, about the engine’s performance. Let’s be honest: do you know your body as well as you know your car? Which oil do you […]

How to Deal with Insomnia

February 13, 2022 by Dr. Cesar Vasconcellos de Souza - Reading Time: 6 minutes

Insomnia is something that is profoundly affecting our lives. It is draining our energy, affecting our health, our mood, our relationships and much more. In this article we will have some tips how to take care of insomnia. There are at least three types of insomnia: Initial Insomnia: The person takes more time to fall […]

9 Rules for Improving Sleep to Reduce Stress

July 17, 2021 by Martin Neumann - Reading Time: 13 minutes

There’s a strong correlation between how much sleep you get and how stressed you are. It’s a vicious cycle that can cause mental distress and even wreak havoc on your physical well-being. It’s a well-known fact that people who don’t get enough sleep are lethargic and constantly experiencing an energy slump. This causes irritability, which […]

Stress-Induced Insomnia – A Vicious Cycle

November 8, 2020 by Martin Neumann - Reading Time: 9 minutes

Lack of sleep caused by stress is a combination that can literally kill you. Relaxation and sleep are two things that can truly make a difference in how your body and mind react to stress. Just if you are stressed, sleep may be coming more difficult. And the insomnia will drastically increase your stress levels. […]

Sleep Deficiencies and Obesity

September 26, 2020 by Charlotte Hardman - Reading Time: 5 minutes

Few people would argue with the idea that sleep is good for us, but not many of us know that a lack of sleep can cause weight gain. The health benefits of sleep are extremely well-documented. It provides protection from many medical and psychiatric conditions as well as having positive effects on mood, quality of […]