Note: Tomorrow (Saturday, March 23rd) is the last day to save 75% on the recordings from the Healthy Life Summit, which includes my talk, Chronodisruption: The Dark Side of Artificial Light. The Summit includes presentations from 35 experts, authors and bloggers on topics ranging from Making Real Food Affordable to Metabolism and Stress to Treating Eczema From the Inside Out. The presentations begin on Sunday, March 24th and you can listen to them live for free. Click here to learn ...
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"A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book." - Irish Proverb
The evidence for the health benefits of adequate, restful sleep is overwhelming. Decades of research has shown that sleeping between 7 and 9 hours per night can relieve stress, reduce the risk of many chronic diseases, improve memory and cognitive function, and may even help with weight loss. (1) As many of us know by now, getting adequate, high-quality ...
Though a nutritious diet and adequate physical activity are at the foundation of a healthy lifestyle, many in the ancestral health community expect to achieve optimum health through diet and exercise alone. I’ve written several articles on the other major components of health that are often overlooked, such as exposure to nature, good sleep hygiene, managing stress, and taking control of negative thoughts. I also recently wrote an article on New Year’s Resolutions that can greatly ...
New Year’s Resolutions are incredibly popular, and yet they often fail to bring significant or lasting change into the lives of most resolution-makers. Though almost half of Americans make resolutions every new year, the success rate of these resolutions is estimated at less than 10% by years end. (1)
Additionally, almost one fourth of people consistently fail every year that they make resolutions. It’s amazing Americans continue to make resolutions year after year with success rates that ...
Just a quick note to check in and see how you've all done with the first two weeks of the Best Your Stress challenge. Have you been able to stick with the commitments you've made? What have you noticed so far?
Most people have more trouble sticking with stress management programs than they do making dietary changes or following a supplement regime. Adopting a new diet or taking some pills does involve changes in behavior, but it ...
One of the major recurring themes of the Paleo f(x) Theory to Practice Symposium I attended this past weekend was the importance of managing your stress.
Beyond poor diet, many other lifestyle factors can greatly increase your level of stress, such as overtraining, not sleeping enough, or not including enough pleasure in your daily life. Many of the conference speakers (including myself) focused on how stress causes cortisol dysregulation and subsequent weight gain, sleep disturbances, and even a reduction ...
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