Do you find it difficult to sleep when you travel? I’ve put some quick videos together that might help you sleep better when you travel, especially when staying in hotels. Sleep Better in Hotels gives you some ideas on how to sleep cool when the bed-coverings that are provided by the hotels are thick, too [...]
Lifestyle
November 15, 2011
How To Sleep Better While Traveling
June 4, 2011
Napping Helps You Sleep Better, not the Opposite
We’ve heard the opposite story for so long now, that it is interesting to hear from Dr Sara Mednick the author of Take a Nap! Change Your Life. I’ve just posted a page up on Napping so you can read more detail, and watch a one hour video of her speaking about the topic in [...]
May 6, 2011
How to Minimize the Ill-Effects of Shift Work
The results of a new study performed at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre was published in the April 13 issue of the scientific journal Public Library of Science One. It contains new and helpful information about shift work. The study was performed with the help of 388 nurses working shift work, with research being conducted on [...]
March 26, 2011
Arj Barker on Memory Foam and Lice Farms
Warning – this video contains offensive language. It is also VERY funny. Don’t tell me I didn’t warn you.
March 25, 2011
Earth Hour and Sleeping Better
This Earth Hour, tomorrow night, go beyond the hour – and test out some melatonin producing tricks! At last a night where we dim down for a great night’s sleep – and save some electricity and carbon emissions while we are doing it! Knowing that bright lights inhibit the production of melatonin – a vital [...]
March 25, 2011
Encourage Melatonin so you Sleep Better
Melatonin is a hormone produced from the neurotransmitter serotonin and secreted by the photosensitive pineal gland in the brain. It is a time keeper in the body, has a daily rhythm that peaks at night (regulating the circadian rhythm) and is also involved with the longer seasonal rhythms. The retina (in the eye) and the [...]
March 10, 2011
Computer Download for Melatonin
Heard this great tip from a friend Dean Hunt who’s on his computer as much as me every day… suspect there are a few of you out there that are too.. Here is a free program download for your computer that will regulate the computer’s light for you during the day and night. Why would [...]
March 8, 2011
Sue Dengate
There are over 50 food additives, colorings and chemicals that effect all aspects of sleep – insomnia, restless sleep, anxiety, restless legs syndrome, weird dreams, night terrors, sleep walking and sleep talking, incorrect diagnosis of sleep apnea, snoring, bed-wetting and MORE!
February 11, 2011
Lifestyle Guide
LIFESTYLE GUIDE Sleep specialist Dr David Jankelson of St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney says there’s much that individuals can do to help themselves. They call it ‘sleep hygiene’ and it’s basically about setting up systems for yourself that might lead to a good night’s sleep. Each person is different, but it’s important for everyone to watch [...]
November 15, 2010
Making Australia Happy ABC1 Starts November 15, 2010
Hi Everyone A friend just told me about a great new show starting tonight on ABC1 (Australia) called Making Australia Happy.? It starts at 8.30 pm tonight and is a 3 part series. I don’t know all the details about the show, but if you are having difficulties with sleep because of anxieties, depression, stress, [...]
