Can Sleeping More Make You a Better Athlete?

Over the past few years, research has shown again and again that exercising can help you sleep but a new book called “Sleep to Win!” flips that finding on its head.  The book looks at how sleeping more affects athletic performance and seeks to determine if more sleep...

Why Getting Enough Sleep is as Important as Eating Right

There is no question that eating the right amount of the right kinds of food is foundational to good health.  Even though there are many of us who struggle to do it, we all know that a healthy diet is part of maintaining good health.  What many of us don’t know is...

What 2012 Taught Us about Sleep

2012 was a big year for sleep research.  Research teams across the country published new studies that underlined just how big a role sleep plays in our health.  From increasing our risk factors for serious diseases to discovering that even too much sleep can be...

The Key to Keeping Your Weight Loss Resolution: Sleep

America is clearly losing the battle of the bulge with more than 66% of us overweight and 33% of us obese.  Given that statistic, it is no wonder that the most commonly set New Year’s resolution is to lose weight.   Everyone is looking for quick fixes and long term...

Weight and Sleep: A Chicken and Egg Problem

Everyone has heard the old question which came first, the chicken or the egg.  New research has people wondering the same thing about weight and sleep.  Past studies have shown that one of the consequences of sleep deprivation can be weight gain.  When we don’t get...

4 Reasons to Get More Sleep Tonight

We seem to be a nation of insomniacs or at least a nation of people unwilling to get the sleep we need each night.  There always seem to be more important things to do, things that simply must take precedence over slipping between the sheets on time for a solid 7 or 8...