We all know that sleep is important. But there are many ways lack of sleep can impact your health. The list might be a little scary, but a great first step in resolution is to fix your sleep! It’s better to be forewarned and to address sleep problems before these risk factors turn into reality!

When you are sick and want to sleep a lot, your body is sharing its wisdom with you. Listen to it and follow its lead. Why is that? Here are four reasons why sleep helps when you are sick.

According to recent studies, the time you fall asleep can impact your health.

Ancient peoples have always known this to be true.

Most of us experience times when we feel split - one part of us knows something, but another part of us doesn't want to know it. But what if that something was the prospect of Alzheimer’s
Disease?

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.

Little do we know it, but while we sleep our immune system is coordinating a busy night crew that is working hard to protect us from invaders and cleaning out the trash from daytime activity. It is functioning as the night time security staff and maintenance personnel.