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Want a better night’s sleep?

20 Tuesday Apr 2021

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Put a pot of Gerbera daisies in your bedroom! Most plants release oxygen during the day, but these daisies release it at night. So they can help you sleep better. Plus, a study from NASA found Gerbera daisies are one of the most effective plants at removing benzene from the air. That’s a chemical in household products linked to headaches, eye irritation, and even cancer. And put the Gerbera daisies by a window, because they need sun. And when the blooms droop and die, pinch them off to stimulate new growth. 

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You don’t need to win the lottery to feel good.

05 Tuesday Jan 2021

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Just get some decent sleep! According to the UK’s University of Warwick, the mental and physical improvements of better sleep are similar to what lottery winners felt after landing a quarter-of-a-million-dollar jackpot!  

The study on over 30‑thousand people lasted 4-years. And those who made positive changes to their sleep habits were significantly happier and healthier than those who relied on sleeping pills.

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How can you wake up happy and ready to tackle the day?

19 Monday Oct 2020

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Keep flowers on your nightstand! Harvard psychology professor Dr. Nancy Etcoff says any fresh flowers are such a mood-booster, they can even prevent workday blues. Fresh flowers also reduce anxiety and stress, two major sleep disruptors – which means, you’ll be sleeping better and waking up happier within a few days. But replace the flowers when they start to wither and turn brown. Otherwise, they can make you feel that time is slipping away and things are out of control in your life.

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Here’s how to get a better night’s sleep.

09 Friday Oct 2015

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The secret to a good night’s sleep may be painting your bedroom walls blue!
According to a study, people whose bedrooms are painted light blue get the most sleep – an average of 7 hours and 52 minutes a night. And here’s why those blue walls do the trick… It’s because we have special receptors in our eyes that control our sleep / wake cycle – and they’re most sensitive to the color blue. The worst color to paint your bedroom? It’s red – which stimulates our adrenaline. People in red bedrooms only managed to get less than 6 hours of sleep a night.

Here’s a reason you could be tired.

25 Monday Aug 2014

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According to a report in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, having too many choices can cause you to feel tired. Whether it’s trying to pick from all the coffee choices at Starbucks or pain relievers at the drug store, having to consider too many options – good or bad – can be exhausting.

So what can you do? Once you find something you like, stick with it instead of second-guessing yourself. When you feel more content with the choices you make, you’ll be less stressed, get better sleep, and have more energy.

Are you having trouble falling asleep?

11 Monday Aug 2014

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If you’re one of the millions of people popping a sleeping pill – save your money and start exercising. People who exercise four days a week, for an hour at a time, fall asleep faster and wake up less during the night – adding an average of 48 more minutes of sleep to their bedtime each night.