In this post:
1. Shawn Stevenson's top tips on how to improve your sleep.
2. 19 evidence-based ways to lower the risk of dementia.
3. How to boost your Akkermansia.
4. NMN supplementation may help treat age-related eye disorders.
5. Enhance your mitochondrial function with Methylene Blue
The term "sleep hygiene" refers to a complex of healthy sleep habits, behaviors and environmental factors that attribute to a person's ability to have a good night's sleep. Building and following optimal sleep hygiene is one of the most effective and natural ways to improve sleep and overall health.
There are numerous factors that affect our sleep and by recognizing them, we are able to alter our lifestyle in order to enjoy a better night's sleep and feel more rested. In this post, we discuss 7 sleep improving ideas that you can adjust according to your circumstances to create your personal sleep hygiene.
Prior to modern electrical sources of light, people used to divide their sleep time into two segments, separated by several hours of night-walking. This sleep pattern is called segmented sleep.
The space between first and second sleep is a quiet-wakefulness, a meditative silent space for prayer, reflecting on dreams and creative activities. With new information available, waking up in the middle of the night is considered to be completely normal.
Biohacking can help optimize all areas of your life including health, performance, focus and productivity. With nutrition, mind and lifestyle changes it is possible to reduce stress, improve sleep and even slow down aging.
In this post, you will find surprisingly simple yet effective biohacks to try. from intermittent fasting, cold therapy and breathing exercises to practices of mindfulness and slow eating. Having these tools in your arsenal will help you conduct self-experiments to determine the best approach for your body.
Despite sleep being such an important function, there is still quite a lot of mystery surrounding sleep and exactly why it is good for us. However, what we do know for sure is that sleep is important. Proper planning can have a dramatic impact on both your sleep quantity and quality. That's why evening routine has a huge impact on how we sleep. Unfortunately, bedtime routine is often neglected. In this post, Christian Baker, shares his tips and tricks on how to build an effective evening routine that helps sleep better.
In the modern, hectic world, it is easy to forget about sleep. But quality sleep is vital for our performance, physical and mental health. Toby Yo, a personal trainer, entrepreneur, lifestyle podcaster and Australian biohacker, shares his personal story about struggling with sleep problems. He also gives valuable recommendations on how to optimize a lifestyle for sleep and describes his routine to wake up well-rested and happy.
It has only been during the last 100 years that we have begun to see the pervasive use of artificial lighting in our homes and cities. Emerging research in the field of chronobiology suggests that exposure to certain wavelengths of light at certain times of the day may be disruptive to an organism’s circadian rhythm. In the long term, this can lead to poor sleep and disease in many individuals.1
