It’s February, how are you doing on your New Year’s resolutions?  For some of us who have made resolutions of weight loss, success seems out of reach and our will power flailing.  While nothing but your own determination and two feet will get you into the gym, the secret to improving your self-control in diet [...]

No one is actually expecting to re-live the same day over and over, as did Bill Murray’s character in the 1993 comedy Groundhog Day. Keeping the same schedule throughout all days of the week is likely to give you a better night’s rest, whichever day it is.  Avoid “breaking the cycle” in your approach to [...]

So it’s time for your New Year’s Resolutions – what are you going to resolve to do this year? Exercise more? Lose weight? Work on your marriage? Get a promotion? What if I told you that one simple change would dramatically improve your chances of achieving all of those goals? Interested? I thought you would [...]

So the other week I came across this article on Bloomberg, talking about the cost of a good nights’ sleep. They went through a list of items, ranging from mattresses to gym memberships to self help books for better sleep to snoring treatment, and came up with a price tag of $16,000. It’s a silly [...]

Beach season is already in full swing, so many of us are thinking about quick ways to lose weight. There is no shortage of diet and exercise plans being promoted. Most just don’t work. While many of these fads are simply harmless but misguided, some can actually be dangerous. So what to do? How about [...]

A recent worldwide survey of over 30,000 people found that Americans have one of the highest rates of sleep deprivation! The survey, which was conducted by the Phillips Center for Health and Well-Being, showed that 37% of Americans felt that they don’t get enough sleep. Ill-effects associated with not getting enough sleep? Not surprisingly, these [...]

As parents around the country prepare their kids to go back to school, please consider this from the National Sleep Foundation: “Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,” said Ben Franklin. But does this adage apply to teenagers? Research in the 1990s found that later sleep and wake patterns [...]

Summer driving season is now upon us, and countless American families will take to the roads to visit relatives, hit the beach, tour our National Parks and other fun summertime activities. Unfortunately, thousands of these families will likely be involved in crashes that are caused by sleepy drivers. Sleep deprived drivers are estimated to cause [...]

Earlier this week I gave a talk about the importance of sleep at a local fitness/well being event. Rather than using my standard “Better Sleep for Better Health” talk, I decided to focus on the importance of sleep for those struggling to lose weight, so I called it: Sleep Your Way Skinny. I was amazed [...]

So it’s always interesting when one’s personal and professional lives intersect. As one who preaches the importance of adequate sleep, I’m typically pretty good at heeding my own advice – fully aware of the importance of sleep to wellness, mental acuity and athletic performance. Sometimes, however, things don’t always work out. This past weekend, my [...]