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Perfect timing: a New York Times reporter has found a new use for her iPhone that I hadn't thought of: a white noise machine/sleep aid. While I use mine regularly as an alarm clock, I never thought of it as something that could help me sleep. But after a few recent nights of trouble sleeping and after reading about her success, I'm ready to give one a try. The author tried two different apps: Read more
Lack of sleep getting you down? It seems like a fair amount of you don't feel like you get enough sleep. That is a bit worrisome since a good night's sleep is a vital ingredient for good health. So if you're plagued by insomnia, you might want to know about melatonin. It is a hormone that helps to control the sleep wake cycle, and it is derived from the amino acid we most commonly associate with Read more
We all have those nights when we have a hard time falling asleep. Maybe it's because we've had a hard day or maybe it's because our schedules are just off but for whatever the reason, you may want to consider Dreamerz, an all natural sleep aid beverage. At first, I was not all for trying Dreamerz because I am not typically the type of person that likes to 'take' something to aid in sleep. However Read more
With all things related to the Boston Marathon on our brain, there's no better time to share a few ways to recover from long-distance runs. Here are a few quick tips for recovering after a long-distance run, whether you're feeling motivated by the main event in Boston or you're an avid runner in need of a refresher. Give your bod a break. After being pushed to its limits, your body is in need Read more
We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Lisa Solod, who came of age during the sexual revolution, explores what feminism means to this generation. My mother married my father because, she told me in a rare moment of candor, she wanted to have sex with him. She was 25 and tired of pre-sex fumbling and stolen kisses. My father was, of course, far Read more
Few things are quite as annoying as lying awake late in the night wishing you could just go to sleep. But remedies to help you sleep don't have to be found at the pharmacy. Many natural sleep aids have been shown to help some people catch their Zs. Think you know what they are? Take our quiz on natural ways to help you sleep! Take the Quiz Read more
The long nights and short days of Winter can really throw off a gal's sleep schedule. Waking up before the sunrise can prove to be an impossible task when snuggled up in a warm bed, and a jarring, noisy alarm can make it even harder to start your day. Thankfully, these apps for your iPhone can help you fall asleep faster and wake up without annoying sound effects, just in time for National Sleep Read more
If you rely on sleeping pills for a good night's sleep, take note: a recent study found that those who took sleeping aids like Ambien and Lunesta had a higher risk of dying sooner or developing cancer. While the jury's still out on whether the study found merely a correlation between being sick and taking sleeping pills (rather than the medication being the cause of the early deaths), why not Read more
The health dangers of daylight saving time and springing forward — HuffPost Healthy Living Learn the workout that keeps Eva Mendes bikini ready — InStyle Nightmarish reasons to skip sleeping pills and use natural sleep aids — Prevention March Madness takes over your iPod with this playlist — Shape New use for muesli: almond date breakfast bars — Peanut Butter Fingers Go supergreen Read more
We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Carolyn Robertson about lessons learned from a second child. Motherhood has been a very humbling experience so far . . . which is a nice way of saying it’s knocked me on my ass many times over. I Read more
