Women: Want to Weigh Less? Get More Sleep

On January 23rd, people around the world will observe Women’s Healthy Weight Day.  This observance, now in its 21st year, centers around providing women and young girls with examples of what a healthy weight looks like as well as permission to feel good at a healthy...

How Sleep Benefits Your Physical Health

If you have ever tossed and turned all night only to wake-up grouchy, you know that not getting enough sleep can have a serious impact on your mood and mental state.  But you may not realize how big of an impact the amount of sleep you get has on your physical...

7 Reasons You Need to Get a Good Night Sleep

If you are feeling stressed and like skipping a little sleep to get caught up on tasks or so that you can fit in a little time for fun, you might want to reconsider.  According to the National Sleep Foundation, skipping sleep because you are stressed is only likely to...

Why Kids Need Sleep

As long as there have been parents, there have been bedtimes.  It has long been an accepted idea that children need more sleep than we do but few of us think to question if this is a true truth or just one of those things that gets handed down as if it is true.  When...