Today I’m going to discuss the 5 stages of sleep and why each stage is so important. I’m not going to go into too much detail about what happens to your brainwaves and what you will see on your electroencephalograph (ECG) as I would rather tell you why each stage is so vital to your…
More and more scientists are discovering the connection between the mind and the gut with the mantra being if you can heal your gut, you can heal many other health problems as well including anxiety, depression and insomnia. Everyone seems to know that probiotics are great for wellbeing, but what isn’t so well known is…
Just as the old adage say, one of the best pieces of advice I can give you is to never go to bed angry. A sure fire way for me to have a bout of insomnia is to fight before bed. Fighting hypes up the fight or flight adrenal glands and surges of adrenalin and…
Eating sugar rich foods boosts blood sugar, and will give you a boost of energy. This is something to keep in mind if you are tempted to snack before bedtime because when your brain realises that your body is full of sugar, your pancreas will release large amounts of insulin to transfer the sugar from…
It took me years to realise that I am allergic to garlic. Not allergic in the traditional sense, more that every time I have garlic I’m stimulated as though I have had twenty cups of coffee. Whenever I used to eat out I’d return home and be unable to get to sleep. One night lying…