When you sleep, the muscles in your tongue, throat, and soft palate (the roof of your mouth) all relax. Snoring is the hoarse or unmelodious sound that occurs when air flows past relaxed tissues in the throat, causing rattling and vibration of these tissues as you breathe, due to the obstructed air movement. Of the…
What Makes Cats Sleep So Much?
Where is your kitty now? If you’re reading this content on a laptop or tablet, there’s a strong possibility it’s trying to snuggle right on top of the screen. If Fluffy isn’t around, it’s probably dreaming or waking up from their ninth cat sleep of the day. Cats are known for their love of the…
Sleep Disorder Treatments
Healthy sleep habits You can take steps to improve your sleep habits. First, make sure that you give yourself enough time to sleep. With enough sleep each night, you may find that you’re happier and more productive during the day. To improve your sleep habits, it also may help to: Make your bedroom sleep friendly. Sleep…
Natural Dietary Remedy for Insomnia
Lactucin, the hypnotic component of lettuce, is put to the test in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of lettuce seeds. There is a perception that time spent asleep is time wasted, but it is widely recognized that inadequate sleep is associated with multiple acute and chronic conditions and results in the increased risk of death…
Tick Tock, Your Body Clocks: Understanding Your Daily Rhythms
Did you know that your body has its own internal network of clocks? These biological clocks help you feel alert during the day, hungry at mealtimes, and sleepy at night. Keeping your body’s daily cycles, or circadian rhythms, in sync is important for your health. “Circadian rhythms are big influencers in the body,” explains NIH’s…
VIDEO: Rescued Baby Elephant Refuses to Go to Sleep, Adorably Protests Bedtime
A rescued elephant calf, found as a days-old orphan in Kenya, has become a colorful character at her sanctuary home. One funny video of the calf’s antics went viral, after she refused to go to sleep one night and was caught on camera trying to clamber out of her stable for extra playtime. Sheldrick Wildlife…
Too Little Sleep May Harm Young Kids’ Brains
For peak performance, school-age children need more than a healthy diet and exercise. They also need plenty of sleep. A new study finds that elementary school kids who get less than nine hours of sleep each night show significant differences in some brain regions responsible for memory, intelligence and well-being compared to those who get…
Palawan Drone Film | Simple Happiness Episode 18
Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of Palawan’s most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, paired with a brand new meditation ambient musical masterpiece. This video can be used to relax, sleep, meditate, do yoga, study, work, read, and more. Palawan, officially the Province of Palawan, is an…
How to Get a Deep Sleep
By Derek Henry, Holistic Health Coach for Healing the Body We all crave that special place where we could sleep through almost anything and wake up feeling happy and rejuvenated. Unfortunately, those days for some of us are long gone and we haven’t had a good night’s rest for what seems like forever. Incorporate these…
Could Sleeping in This Position Protect Your Brain From Decline?
Lou Gehrig’s disease—also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—is devastating. It took the life of my classmate, Stephen Heywood, when he was just 37 years old. A young dad, Heywood did not get to watch his son grow up. This disease does not affect the mind but it does affect the motor neurons (the cells in…
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