Wellness

National Sleep Awarness Week: Never Neglect the Importance of Sleep

Sleep is one of the most important and yet often neglected aspects of our daily routine. In recognition of this fact, the National Sleep Foundation has designated March 7-13 as Sleep Awareness Week. The goal of this week is to promote better sleep habits and raise awareness of the importance of quality sleep for overall health and well-being.

5/10/2021

How a Premium Latex Mattress Will Help Those Who Sleep Hot

The warmest part of the year is nearly here. Sleeping cooler is even more important this time of the year. If you have a tendency to get warm at night, the summer months can make it feel impossible to stay cool enough to sleep eight uninterrupted hours. Thankfully, there is something you can do about it. We’re talking...

5/18/2021

The Connection Between BDNF, Mood, and Your Overall Health

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Positive mental health, including taking time for self-care, is part of a healthy lifestyle. That is something we take very seriously! Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental illness. This includes depression and other mood disorders. Part of what m...

5/31/2021

Why You Want Different Workouts in Your Weekly Routine

You work out every day, or at least pretty close to it. So, why don’t you feel like you’re improving on your fitness goals? You, instead, feel as if you’ve plateaued and simply aren’t enjoying the body, mind, and soul benefits of exercise you used to. The problem may be with your workout routine. Has it gone stale? Sto

6/1/2021

About Rodney Yee

PranaSleep has made a big difference in my life and when anything makes a big difference in my life, I like to tell people about it. My wife at first said endorsing a mattress is a little off the mark for a yoga teacher. Then we got PranaSleep for our house and she slept on it. All of a sudden it was, okay, let’s endor...

6/14/2021

How to Start a Plant-Based Diet

Our modern world makes it difficult for us to be healthy. Everything from certain chronic diseases, joint and skeletal problems, cancer, hypertension, excess weight, sleep trouble, and mental health struggles can be attributed or exacerbated by an unhealthy lifestyle. Sleeping too little, not drinking enough water, eat...

7/12/2021

Healthy Late-Night Snacks: 5 Ideas to Curb Your Cravings

It’s nearly time for bed. You’ve done your nightly routine of a warm bath or shower, reading a book, listening to soothing music, and calming your mind. There’s just one problem. Your stomach isn’t calm at all. You’re hungry! The good news is that you don’t need to and shouldn’t go to bed hungry. The bad news is now yo...

8/7/2021

Can Fasting Improve Your Sleep?

Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout your life. That being said, sleep is only one aspect of healthy living, and it’s an aspect that isn’t totally unrelated to the others. We’ve spoken before about the relationship between what you eat and how you sleep. Both your diet and your ability to s...

8/12/2021

6 Ways to Improve Sleep for Seniors

Two-thirds of people over 60 have trouble sleeping. Are you one of them? If so, you should know that this is a big deal. Your sleep has a major effect on your health, happiness, and long-term well being. Quality sleep, which means getting enough of it and staying asleep for an uninterrupted period of time, is as essent...

8/21/2021

Caffeine Crash: Why it Happens and How to Avoid it

We all know how coffee and other caffeinated food and beverages work. You’re tired, so you drink some coffee. In a few minutes, you’re feeling much perkier. Perhaps you have another, and then even another. You’re feeling great! And then all of a sudden, you’re even more tired than you were in the beginning. What this d...

9/1/2021

Being “Grounded”: What it is and Why it is Beneficial

The term “grounded” may send a shudder through your spine as you remember getting in trouble as a kid, but for an adult being grounded is actually a good thing! Think of the Earth like a gigantic battery that contains a natural, subtle electrical charge. When you are electrically grounded, you feel centered, strong, so...

9/8/2021

4 Things You can do to Feel Better Right Now

Have you been feeling a little down lately? Mentally, physically, and spiritually, the last year and half has taken a major toll on people. Many of us are facing challenges that feel stressful, overwhelming, and scary. The events going on around you cause strong emotions. Public health actions, like quarantines and soc....

9/8/2021

How to Create a Simple but Powerful Morning Routine

Wouldn’t it be great if every day were a good day? It can be! Every morning is a brand new “do over.” This means every day you have a chance to either start right or start wrong. By beginning your day in a way that is right for you, you’re setting yourself to be happy, healthy, kind to those around you, and at peace.

9/21/2021

How to Stay Accountable with Your Health Goals

Your health is an ongoing journey. Whether you consider yourself a healthy person or hope to be soon, there are always ways to be healthier, happier, fitter, and more focused on your overall wellness. What health goals would you like to achieve? If you’re not sleeping eight hours a night, that is certainly one we recom...

9/27/2021

How to Prioritize Your Health When You’re Busy

You want to stay healthy. How do you do that? By making your health a priority! You may read this and think it’s easier said than done, and in a way, you’re right. As soon as you get busy, being healthy is the first thing you drop from your life. It doesn’t need to be this way! Following a few tips is all it takes to g...

10/5/2021

Exercising in Your Hotel Room: Staying Fit and Avoiding Germs While You Travel

Travel is back! Whether you’re heading out of town for a work function or for a much-needed vacation, you’re finally able to get out into the world a bit again. That being said, the threat of bacteria, viruses, and germs hasn’t gone anywhere. You want to stay healthy while out of town, which means a focus on eating rig...

10/10/2021

How to Make a Healthy Behavior Change (and Keep it!)

Have you been feeling like your current lifestyle isn’t as healthy as it should be? You’re certainly not alone in this. Mentally, physically, and spiritually, the last year and a half has taken a major toll on people. Many of us are facing challenges that feel stressful, overwhelming, burdensome, and scary.

10/13/2021

A Quick Guide to the Healthy Living Benefits of Intuitive Eating

If you regularly keep up with our blog, you know that what you eat has a significant effect on nearly every other aspect of your life, including the quality of your sleep. In fact, your diet is one of the three pillars of healthy living. For instance, if you choose a too-heavy or spicy meal late into the evening, your...

10/18/2021

How to Eat Smart when Traveling

A survey of millennials done by Hilton Hotels & Resorts revealed that 44 percent gained weight during business trips. Maintaining healthy habits can be challenging enough when you’re at home, but when a business trip or other type of travel is added to the mix, maintaining a healthy diet, sleep schedule, and exercise...

11/15/2021

5 Ways to Boost Your Immune System This Cold and Flu Season

As we go through another winter under a cloud of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are asking, “What can we do to keep healthy?” Are there ways to boost the immune system and ward off COVID-19, the flu, head colds, and other illnesses?

1/30/2023

A Book Before Bed: Why Reading at Night is so Good for You

If you regularly read our sleep and health blog, you know we’ve spoken before about the importance of a calming bedtime routine. Bedtime routines aren’t just for kids! They help your brain separate the day from the night, clear your mind and body of the day's stresses, and ease yourself into sleep. For some people this...