The Surprising Health Benefits of Napping

Study: Let Your Dog Into Your Bedroom (If You Want)

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

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Van Winkle’s is a new website dedicated to exploring how sleep affects and informs our lives, both at night and during the day. Sleep may account for one-third of our time, but it influences us around the clock. Whether it’s sleep as related to science, health, family, pets, sex, or travel, we’re eager to learn more.

Is Your New Natural Sleep Aid Hidden in a Coconut?

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Van Winkle’s is a new website dedicated to exploring how sleep affects and informs our lives, both at night and during the day. Sleep may account for one-third of our time, but it influences us around the clock. Whether it’s sleep as related to science, health, family, pets, sex, or travel, we’re eager to learn more.

15 Sleep Superfoods for Better Health

by Rosie Osmund | The Green Divas

Might a better night’s sleep just be a nibble away?

Recent research says possibly.

Nutrition likely isn’t the first thing on your mind when thinking of snoozing, since factors like comfort, routines, and stress tend to be a bit more obvious. But certain nutrients or lack thereof do appear to affect many of the body’s sleep-wake rhythms and other aspects of rest.

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The Green Divas share low-stress ways to live a deeper shade of green through a weekly radio show, podcasts, videos and blog posts. Working with talented partners and credible sources, the Green Divas produce content on a variety of topics relating to a healthy green lifestyle. Visit The Green Divas website to learn more, and check out The Green Divas on FacebookGoogle+, and Twitter too!

Turn Back the Clock and Wake Up Beautiful

Tweak Your Bedtime Routine and Get Gorgeous Overnight

Sleeping Beauty is an age-old fairytale, but most of us probably don’t look like Princess Aurora after a night’s slumber. Morning may bring bags under your eyes, cracked skin, a blemish-covered face, or a head full of frizzy hair, leaving you to wonder how sleeping ends up making such a negative impact on our looks.

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Health Perch is a digital health magazine focusing on physical and mental wellness, as well as ways to fight signs of aging. We aim to make health and wellness easy to understand and fun to read.

We keep you up to date with the latest health articles, tips, & advice. Catch us on Twitter (@HealthPerch) for even more health news, and keep coming back here to learn how to become the healthiest version of you.

How to Fall Asleep: 15 Essential Tips

The bedroom is for two (and only two) things: sleep, and “satisfying” sex. That’s according to Dr. Sonia Ancoli-Israel, a sleep research specialist who spoke at LA Times Magazine’s annual conference on health & wellness. (Who wants un-satisfying sex?)

In my eight years as a personal trainer, I’ve listened to many clients talk about their insomnia, struggling with my own at times. I have tried to integrate most of the items on this list and, oh boy—when done in concert, they make a BIG difference.

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Named one of the “Top 5 Trainers in Los Angeles" by Ranker.com, Sam Page is the owner of Sam Page Fitness (www.sampagefitness.com) and the force behind PeaceLoveLunges.com. He can quickly identify problem behaviors through motivational interviewing, and uses science, exercise physiology, and 10 years experience as a coach to produce red carpet results. 

A technology fanatic since his time at Apple, Sam was one of the first trainers to offer remote online guided training to people around the world using his app, PocketSAM. He continues to educate and inspire others with regular speaking engagements at wellness conferences across the country, and is a regular contributor to MensFitness.com, Passport, DNA, HIV Plus, and The Advocate. Sam is certified in Executive Protection, CPR/AED, and First Aid, and is active in the Buddhist, LGBT, and SMART Recovery communities in LA. In his free time, Sam enjoys documentaries, playing flag football, and hanging with his Yorkie, Max. He is founder of Athletes for Humanity.

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02/09/2018
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by Star Newcomb | The Sleep Judge Have you ever felt so run down that you just had to take a nap? I don’t really enjoy naps because they make me feel groggy and gross, but sometimes it has to... read more
Dog sleeping upside down and sprawled out on pillows and bed.
09/27/2017
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie Dogs live in about 36 percent of American households. And, of the dog-owning population, almost 65 percent of people consider their canine companions to be part of the... read more
coconut with large hole drilled out, held up in front of surf
02/23/2016
by Suzanne Gerber / Van Winkle's Coconut is one of the closest things to a cure-all elixir in the health world. The liquid can moisturize skin and hair, boost immunity, and bust colds.... read more
orange tabby cat yawning
10/24/2015
by Rosie Osmund | The Green Divas Might a better night’s sleep just be a nibble away? Recent research says possibly. Nutrition likely isn’t the first thing on your mind when thinking of... read more
sleep habits infographic
06/12/2015
Tweak Your Bedtime Routine and Get Gorgeous Overnight Sleeping Beauty is an age-old fairytale, but most of us probably don’t look like Princess Aurora after a night’s slumber. Morning may bring... read more
sepia-toned image of woman sleeping soundly on pillows in bed
01/16/2015
The bedroom is for two (and only two) things: sleep, and “satisfying” sex. That’s according to Dr. Sonia Ancoli-Israel, a sleep research specialist who spoke at LA Times Magazine’s ... read more
Orange kitten asleep on blue checked covers
02/09/2018
Anonymous (not verified)
by Star Newcomb | The Sleep Judge Have you ever felt so run down that you just had to take a nap? I don’t really enjoy naps because they make me feel groggy and gross, but sometimes it has to... read more
Dog sleeping upside down and sprawled out on pillows and bed.
09/27/2017
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie Dogs live in about 36 percent of American households. And, of the dog-owning population, almost 65 percent of people consider their canine companions to be part of the... read more
coconut with large hole drilled out, held up in front of surf
02/23/2016
by Suzanne Gerber / Van Winkle's Coconut is one of the closest things to a cure-all elixir in the health world. The liquid can moisturize skin and hair, boost immunity, and bust colds.... read more
orange tabby cat yawning
10/24/2015
by Rosie Osmund | The Green Divas Might a better night’s sleep just be a nibble away? Recent research says possibly. Nutrition likely isn’t the first thing on your mind when thinking of... read more
sleep habits infographic
06/12/2015
Tweak Your Bedtime Routine and Get Gorgeous Overnight Sleeping Beauty is an age-old fairytale, but most of us probably don’t look like Princess Aurora after a night’s slumber. Morning may bring... read more
sepia-toned image of woman sleeping soundly on pillows in bed
01/16/2015
The bedroom is for two (and only two) things: sleep, and “satisfying” sex. That’s according to Dr. Sonia Ancoli-Israel, a sleep research specialist who spoke at LA Times Magazine’s ... read more