In this article, I'll share how sleep works, discuss why many people suffer from sleep deprivation without knowing it and offer practical tips for getting better sleep and having more energy. How Much Sleep Do You Need? How much sleep do you really need? To answer that...

Acupuncture may not seem like an obvious choice to keep you from tossing and turning at night. Sticking needles into your skin seems like a surefire way to wake you up, not put you to sleep. However, there is strong clinical evidence that acupuncture can be...

Synthesized from the amino acid tryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is the rate-limiting precursor to serotonin and melatonin, our relaxation hormones that are important for proper sleep. 5-HTP supplementation has been shown to be useful in enhancing serotonin levels in humans, which is why it is most...

Sleep and Hormones By Dr. Brent Barlow, ND Low-functioning adrenal gland can make it difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep because of poor production of stress hormones. The signs of the adrenals being involved in the sleep difficulty include difficulty sleeping after stressful days and...

You want to feel healthier, everyone does. You want more energy, a better body and the ability to do what you do better. Like most other people, you’ve listened to the experts, read their advice and never been sure which of it applied to you...