Archive for August, 2008

Restoring Sleep: Don’t Get Your Dander Up!

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Sleeping in the same room with your pets is not always the best pathway to restful sleep.  Pet dander can cause problems with breathing, and the body cannot fully relax when under duress.  Cleaning your sleeping space often is important to remove not just pet dander but dust as well.  Clean your linens often, with [...]

Magnesium and Restful Sleep

Friday, August 29th, 2008

We hear a lot about the importance of calcium in our diet.  Calcium is a vital mineral that is used throughout the body, from our heart to our bones.  Calcium alone cannot get the job done, we also need magnesium, calcium’s partner in cellular health.  Can
Over 75% of our population is magnesium deficient.  How [...]

Rub-a-dub Your Way to Restful Sleep

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

It’s hard to imagine that clean skin can aid in restful sleep.  Our skin is the biggest organ of the body, connected to our lymphatic system.  This system is vital in moving fluids throughout the body, including both nutrients and waste products.
I learned this simple trick to relaxation many years ago.  When my sister wanted [...]

Restful Sleep, Restless Thoughts, Unfinished Processes

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

There are many ways to process our thoughts.  Exercise can stimulate both the physical flow and mental flow.  Thoughts accumulate just as do fluids in the body, or waste products in the blood.   We all need an occasional mental “flush”, and with our busy lives and so many distractions we forget to take time to [...]

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