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Glycine – a powerful natural sleep remedy
Vanquish your insomnia with the amino acid glycine Not being able to sleep is frustrating and sucks the joy out of life. Motivation and energy plummet, it's challenging to concentrate, and you feel like you're dragging yourself through life. Natural remedies...
Foods to eat for better sleep
How your diet can help you overcome insomnia As a naturopath who’s on a mission to help my clients get deep refreshing sleep, I'm often asked what foods help with sleep. I fear my answer to this is disappointing to some who are looking for the one sleep...
What herbs are good for menopause?
12 herbal remedies for hot flushes, insomnia and brain fog If you're a middle-aged woman, you've most likely experienced symptoms of hormonal shifts. There are changes to your menstrual cycle - lighter or, in some cases heavier bleeds, longer between periods...
Can low Vitamin D cause insomnia?
Vitamin D and sleep If you’re one of the estimated 40% of Australians who has sleep issues, you've probably tried many things to get your sleep back on track. An increasingly common but often overlooked contributor to the inability to get deep, refreshing sleep is low...
How to go to sleep quickly
End those sleepless nights Onset insomnia is a common sleep issue. You get into bed, ready to welcome the Sandman but “bing” your brain kicks in a starts thinking about all the things. Even things you didn’t know you could think about. Things that make zero sense....
6 ways the oral contraceptive pill disrupts your sleep
Insomnia and birth control pills Women need more sleep than men and can have a more difficult time getting it due to hormonal shifts across the menstrual cycle. Does this mean by using hormonal contraception you can smooth out the hormonal bumps and get fantastic...
Artificial light at night sabotages your sleep and health
Goodbye to the dark, dark night When the first New York street bathed in the glow of electric light in 1879, it heralded a dramatic change in how our lives were structured. Taking control of the night allowed increased working hours, recreation, and security. It’s...
Natural help for insomnia in menopause
Get refreshing sleep in perimenopause From the mid-40s onwards a woman’s reproductive system starts to get ready for retirement. This 5-10 year period before your period leaves town for good is peri-menopause. Along with hot flushes and mood swings, one...
Your 2-step evening routine for better sleep
Introducing your evening routine Morning routines are a hot topic at the moment. The Internet has more advice about how to optimise your time from the moment your feet hit the floor in the morning than I’ve had cups of tea in my life - trust me, I drink a LOT...
Two ways sleep reduces your risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Sleep for brain health Sleep helps your brain work better. Get enough good quality time between the sheets, and you'll ace the competition in learning tasks, memory recall and reaction times. Recent research reveals the detrimental effect of chronic poor sleep...
Theanine in tea helps you to relax and sleep
Tea - the ultimate chill out beverage After water, tea is the most consumed beverage in the world. Science is revealing what many of us have known experientially - tea can help the body rejuvenate, relax, and focus the mind1. Theanine, a non-protein...
Your Natural Sleep Solution
Your Natural Sleep Solution is here! Are you getting less sleep than Las Vegas? Waking at 3:00am in the morning and not being able to get back to sleep? Or are you waking every couple of hours? Perhaps sleep is not as refreshing as it once was and you are...
The 5 Best Herbs for Sleep
Judging by the length of history many herbs have with helping us to sleep, we humans have always struggled to get quality shut-eye. Although there is a cupboard full of herbs for sleep I have chosen my five favourites to share with you. A note on safety...
Does melatonin help you sleep?
If you are having problems sleeping and you visit your GP, you may be prescribed melatonin. However, this may not be your first class ticket to the land of nod. Melatonin will only help you sleep if your sleep issues are caused by not having enough or not releasing...
The role of magnesium in sleep
Magnesium - a key nutrient Magnesium is one most common intracellular mineral that has over 300 biochemical functions in the body including the production of neurotransmitters, muscle contraction – relaxation phase and cellular energy production via the citric acid...