4 Things You Should Know if Nightmares Haunt Your Sleep

4 Things You Should Know if Nightmares Haunt Your Sleep While your body rests and rejuvenates during sleep, your mind is actually more active than while you’re awake. The mind stays active to help sort and file information gathered throughout the day, but the...

3 Ways That Sleeping Too Much May be Diminishing Your Quality of Life

3 Ways That Sleeping Too Much May be Diminishing Your Quality of Life   The amount of sleep that you need to function effectively and successfully each day is directly correlated with living a healthy, happy life. Too little, or even too much sleep can create...

What Happens to Your Brain When You Don’t Get Enough Sleep

This video from Ted Ed, written by educator Claudia Aguirre, looks at how sleep deprivation affects the brain.  If you think that not getting enough sleep doesn’t harm you. You’re wrong. In fact, sleep deprivation is deadly. Watch this video, it’s an...

Are You Sleepy or Sad or Both?

Feeling sad or down every once in a while is part of life. The busy American lifestyle is especially prone to stress which can cause feelings of anxiety and feeling overwhelmed. It’s when these feelings are persistent that is cause for concern. Ongoing feelings of...