Sleep & Health
How Seasonal Affective Disorder can lead to Sleep Problems
The cool breeze of the winter season brings forth different kinds of emotions. During these months, when temperatures sometimes hit the single digits, we often feel less enthusiastic about getting up, doing work and socializing with friends. The longer nights and shorter days can affect our moods and behavior; recurrence of such emotions are often more
Odd Home Remedies for Headaches that Work!
If you’re constantly reaching for a bottle of pain killers to ease frequent headaches, you may want to consider testing a few home remedies for headaches that I recently discovered. Before I begin, however, it’s important to pinpoint the cause of your frequent headaches. Dehydration, irregular sleep patterns, stress and caffeine withdrawals can all cause more
You’re getting very sleepy…
I’m not just the Always Sick Chick. I’m also always tired. I have little energy or focus as a result. At the beginning of the year, I resolved to get more sleep to improve my health, prevent sleep deprivation and its numerous negative health effects, and to increase energy. Just like a New Year’s Resolution more
The Caffeine Inhaler Debate: Awesome No-Calorie Energy Boost or Threat to Health?
Invented by a Harvard Professor, the caffeine inhaler, known as AeroShots, is another in a long line “energy boosting” retail items for the over-worked, sleep deprived American populace. The caffeine inhaler boasts a safe, no calorie way of getting your morning caffeine boost. While the rest of us are drinking highly sweetened coffees, sodas, and more
Who Needs Sleep?
What does sleep deprivation really do to your mind and body? What are the negative effects of sleep deprivation? Can being sleep deprived be fatal? Hollywood is asking these same questions following the death of a cameraman who fell asleep behind the wheel after 19 hours of filming, resulting in the fatal car crash. The more
Sleep Deprivation & Health – The Negative Effects of Sleep Deprivation and How to Get Better Rest
It seems that we live in a world where everyone is looking for more energy: A caffeine energy shot here, a cup of coffee there, a pill to wake us up… Lack of energy and chronic fatigue, while attributed to many chronic conditions such as poor diet, lack of exercise, and illness, can most often more
Treating Depression without Medication – 8 Tips on How to Beat Depression without Medication
4. Spend time with people who care about you and can help you. It’s often hard to be around people when we feel depressed, but it’s often just what we need. If you want to beat depression without medication, you need human contact, even when you’re at your worst. Find friends and loved ones who more
Getting Healthier in 2011 – October Health Goal Wrap-up
Getting Healthier is my goal, and the goal of this site. I don’t want to be the Always Sick Chick, but the Rarely Sick Chick. That, however, takes some work and discipline, and it’s not always easy. In fact, it’s rarely easy. My health goals for October were basically met with one exception: I didn’t more
Getting Healthier in 2011 – October Health Goals
Since starting my “Getting Healthier in 2011″ series, I have accomplished the following goals for my health: Getting allergies under control – I used to have allergy attacks on a very regular basis. Now they only come rarely…very rarely! Lost 10 lbs of body fat, and people are noticing! Heck yeah! Elimination of acid reflux more
Getting Healthier in 2011 – August Health Goals
As I posted yesterday, this blog is all about getting healthier to live a better life. Last month, I didn’t achieve all of my health goals, but I did okay and actually achieved one that I decided against trying because I thought it was too much to put on my plate – I reduced my more
