Nootropics are natural cognitive enhancers that can improve your cognitive performance, increase your focus, make you more energized, and even improve your sleep. They provide a whole range of essential benefits to help you perform at your best. These supplements are not magical pills, but they can play a crucial part in improving your performance. […]
Try the test in this video by Richard Wiseman to see if you need to catch up on your catnaps (hint: you probably do). According to Wiseman, an easy way to tell if you’re sleep deprived is if you need the help of an alarm to wake up in the morning. Seriously? I have known maybe two people […]
Damn hormones, they fuck up everything! Turns out that you’re probably not sleeping well right before and just at the beginning of your period because both your estrogen and progesterone levels are low during that time. The National Sleep Foundation says that a little less than a third of women have sleep disturbances because of […]
Researchers have discovered that a very small percentage of the population (between 1 and 3 percent) only need between four and six hours of sleep a night to function like rock stars: “Natural ‘short sleepers,’ as they’re officially known, are night owls and early birds simultaneously. They typically turn in well after midnight, then get […]
According to this piece in The Atlantic, these are the risks of getting insufficient sleep: It makes you “dumber and less able to concentrate” You’ll misremember things, have false memories, or not remember things at all You’ll be more suggestible You’ll be less able to remember motor sequences Apparently it’s possible to trick yourself into […]
You’ve found yourself tossing and turning night after night. Worried, you’ve read all the articles, and you’ve tried all the tricks. Still, you’re finding that even after a full night’s sleep you don’t feel like you’ve rested at all. Have you given your bed a long, hard look? Statistically speaking, people spend approximately a third […]
The internet… books… magazines… word of mouth… there’s no end to the ways we can get information, but whenever you want information or advice, you should always get it from a reliable source. There’s some real rubbish out there. Take sleeping, for instance. A poll by the sleep app Calm has shown that Brits believe […]
For thousands of years, massage has been practiced in different parts of the world. It dates back to ancient cultures in Egypt and China where it was believed to have medical benefits. Massage therapy is based on the human instinct to rub an area of our body that hurts. From this principle, it evolved into […]
Meditation apps have become a trend these last couple of years because they are one of the best ways and most efficient way to obtain mindfulness. Whether you want to use guided meditation or more calming stories, or if you want to implement deep breathing exercises, meditation can be a huge benefit to your overall […]
