Get enough sleep! While everyone is different, most adults really do need 8 hours per night for optimal health and well being. How do you know you’re getting enough sleep? You should wake up feeling refreshed and ready to go. If you need a shower and coffee to feel human, you probably haven’t met your [...]

Put your bed to good use. If you have any degree of insomnia, use your bed ONLY for sleep and sex. Don’t do stressful, unpleasant things like paying bills or doing work in bed. The negative association can really make it harder to relax and drift off to sleep.

Bedtime rituals are no less helpful for adults than they are for kids. When you were little, the “bath, story, kiss, goodnight” routine helped you transition to sleep. Now, as an adult, try one of these calming routines: a warm bath, deep breathing, light reading. Creating a calming bedtime habit can work wonders for your [...]

Get outside and see the sun every morning – it’s a great way to reinforce your body’s natural clock. We are supposed to sleep when it’s dark and be awake when it’s light. Unfortunately, many of us don’t regularly reinforce that natural rhythm by seeing sunlight in the morning. Taking in sunshine for a few minutes [...]