Unfortunately, there are many medications that can interfere with your ability to sleep. It may be that your insomnia is nothing more than an unwanted side effect from a medication that you’re taking to help you with a separate problem. But because there are so many factors that affect sleep, it’s important to rule […]
Manage Your Stressed Out Kids Busy Schedules
It’s very easy to allow your children to overload their schedules with many activities. After all, you want them to get the most exposure possible. But too many activities and too little downtime can lead to irritability, distraction and other signs of stress. This is the time for your children’s first lesson in setting limits […]
How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
A new year brings new possibilities, new choices and new hope for the future. That’s why we tend to think about lifestyle changes in the New Year. Here are some tips to help you actually keep the resolutions you make this year… Be Realistic. Sure, you may want to lose 25 pounds in a week, […]
How to Use Light Therapy
A light box can be useful for more than seasonal affective disorder. It has been recommended for use as an add-on treatment for depression. It can also help shift your body clock. This video shows you how to use a light box.
There are many commercial brands available, the one in the video is a Phillips Golyte. Another popular brand is litebook.com They have very helpful educational information on light therapy.
Taking Melatonin Correctly for Night Owls
People who are charged up in the evenings can spend a lifetime battling their body’s natural drive to go to sleep later. Low dose melatonin at 0.3mg – 1mg taken 3-4 hours before bedtime can help you fall asleep earlier in the evenings.
Why Do Antidepressants Cause Vivid Dreams?
If you have taken antidepressant medication like Zoloft, Prozac or Lexapro to name a few, you may have experienced bizarre or intense dreams. This very disturbing, it does not mean the medication is making you worse. Antidepressants suppress the REM stage of sleep which is the stage where you dream. The effect of this suppression […]