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23 Oct

Ways to Make Your Bedroom Dark Enough for the Healthiest Sleep

Our bodies are regulated by light. Sunlight shuts off melatonin production in the day so it can produce it at night. It's just as important to sleep in a completely dark room so your body can continue to be in rhythm by producing the melatonin you need to stay asleep. Read more →
15 Oct

9 Foods That Can Help You Sleep Better

But what do you do when you can't get to sleep? Medications come with side effects and the possibility of becoming dependent on them. Believe it or not, the answer could be as simple as what you eat. Just check out these 9 foods that can help you sleep better. Read more →
08 Oct

Working Nights? Here's How to Improve Your Sleep

If you consistently work the night shift, you know the toll that the lack of sleep has on your body. Those who work the night shift or transition their sleep between days and nights are at higher risk for fatigue, restlessness, and decreased attention, making it more important than ever that when you do get a chance to rest, that sleep should be of the highest quality possible.  Read more →
01 Oct

A Good Night’s Sleep Helps Protect You During Cold and Flu Season

The kids will be heading back to school soon, and bringing home runny noses and coughs. Whether we have kids in school or not, cold weather brings us back indoors after those glorious days in the sun and being in close quarters again helps spread the germs that are more stable in the dry, cold air. These are the perfect conditions to bring on cold and flu season. Read more →
20 Sep

5 Benefits of Your Child Sleeping on an All Natural Mattress

Non-organic mattress materials contain a number of chemicals including boric acid, a common ingredient in pesticides, and decabromodiphenyl oxide, a chemical that can be potentially dangerous for health issues linked to liver, thyroid, and neurological effects. Chemical exposure is especially an issue in new cribs. Read more →

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