Author: Jesse Crow

There isn’t a single person out there today that doesn’t struggle with the constant battle between staying up later and sleeping more. Sleep is definitely the first thing that is compromised when a day gets busier. It’s tossed out the window the second a friend suggests grabbing some drinks on a weeknight at 9PM. We forget how integral sleep is to our homeostasis, productivity, and sanity every single day. To live a truly fit and healthy life, you need to focus on exercise, diet, and sleep this year. Sleep benefits According to a Gallup poll, close to 40% of adults are not satisfying their required sleep intake each night. The… Read More

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Why you want an afternoon nap  Everyone knows that post-lunch feeling of wanting to just curl up with a warm blanket at work and take a little snooze. They even give workers time off for this sensation in Spain and other Latin American countries. Your “siesta-feeling” is often linked to eating a big lunch, and wanting to doze off while the body digests. What if we told you this phenomenon is actually linked to a biological and cardiac rhythm clock programmed into our bodies? The fluctuation in sleepiness and alertness throughout the day are symptomatic of intricate sleep and wake machinery hard at work in your brain. There are two… Read More

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Win Back Your Sleep  Hopefully that was enough proof to have you alert and wanting to do something about your aging effects. It’s time to win back your sleep, and never compromise on those 7-9 hours again. A few tips for doing so: Multi-task when possible. Buy a Bluetooth headset so you can take calls and safely drive Coordinate a carpooling system in the neighborhood. Make a ride-sharing system so you don’t always have to be the one driving your kids around. Give something up. Maybe you don’t absolutely need to have your nails done twice per month. Find a YouTube tutorial video and save the time at home. And… Read More

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Is Sleep Deprivation Contributing to My Aging Effects?  As we get older, the last thing we want to do is contribute to the aging effects on our skin, bodies, and faces. After years of running around rampantly, raising children, sustaining a career, and doing it all with a smile on our faces, the effects can physically take a toll in our presentation. There are simply not enough hours in the day to get everything done, which leaves us cutting into our nightly rest as the answer. We go to bed later, wake up earlier, and make sure everything gets crossed off that list. But, what if you knew that just… Read More

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4 Tips for Staying Rested Through the Holidays  Everyone knows the holiday paradoxical conundrum: it’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but in reality, it’s also the most stressful time of the year. Between running around to accommodate for guests, spending thousands on presents and gifts, and looking ahead to make sure it all happens according to plan, many adults are stressed out during the month of December. We have a few tips for providing yourself with restful and predictable schedules each day in December to ensure you stay happy and healthy into the New Year. SLEEP Be honest, probably the first thing that hits the… Read More

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