Archive for the ‘Sleep’ Category

The healing power of sleep

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

You probably already know how important healthy eating and keeping active are for your health and wellbeing but two out of three doesn’t get you there!  Research has also shown how important a good night’s sleep is for good health. To maximise your chances of good health and performing at your peak both personally and professionally you need to sleep well.

 

The benefits of good sleeping habits are more than just old wives tales – they’re well documented. Deep, optimal sleep has been proven to provide countless benefits to daily life – including a strengthened immune system, increased memory, a trimmer waist line and improved reaction time.

 

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Ask Marilyn – Star Question: Night sweats & insomnia?

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Q: I am 50 and went onto a daily supplement programme for 3 months following a health detective report (www.naturalhealthpractice.com). The night sweats and insomnia disappeared, I felt more rational than I had done for a while and in generally better health. The programme came to an end in December 2007. 

 
I’m now on the keeping healthy programme (for over 40 yrs of age) and the night sweats and insomnia have returned to some degree. While I know from experience that while even small amounts of caffeine and alcohol do not help, if I avoid them completely the night sweats in particular can still occur. Is there anything from the daily supplement programme that I should go back to help with this, please?  I would appreciate your advice.

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In the News: Sleep – not dieting – is the secret of weight loss for new mothers

Friday, February 1st, 2008

New mothers who manage to get enough shut eye between feeds are more likely to get their figures back than those who are sleep deprived. The very latest research from Harvard Medical School and published in December 2007 in the American Journal of Epidemiology suggests that there may be a crucial link between sleep deprivation and inability to lose weight once the baby has arrived.

 

According to the researchers, an extra

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