Melatonin is considered to be THE sleep hormone, and for good reason. Without melatonin, your body would not know when it is day and when it is night. Unfortunately, melatonin production decreases with age. Especially for women after menopause. Find out how to boost melatonin.

Each morning, the daylight tells our bodies to wake up and start the day. But did you know that wearing sunglasses in the morning can throw off the natural balance of our circadian rhythms? Find out why.

Although we talk about being a “morning person” or a “late-night person,” our preferences can change over our lifetimes. Also, we may be exaggerating these preferences, to our detriment.

There is a basic equation that we often miss when it comes to getting more energy. In our modern world, we often forget that we are a part of nature. And now we are suffering. Many of us are not living our full energetic potential due to a disorder that comes from living indoors all the time.

One of the many things that intrigues me about sleep is that it is an irrefutable way in which we are deeply connected to the planet earth. We literally need to be in rhythm with the cycles of our planet. As night follows day, we sleep, we wake. If we don't, we feel it. It is elemental, basic. Essential to our body, mind and spirit.

I write this post on the longest day of the year, the summer solstice. It is a time when evening extends on and on, offering a long slow quietening through the extended dusk. Then comes the lovely warm cover of night, a perfect time for romantic walks, star gazing, or sitting on the deck with friends and family. A time for just contemplating life, wrapped in the protective darkness of a summer night.

Do you feel like curling up under a blanket for the winter? Here’s why.