The end of daylight savings times results in shorter days. Shorter day lengths are associated with seasonal changes in mood known as SAD (seasonal affective disorder). For many of us, we feel the subtle effects of shorter days such as … Read More

The popular press profiled a time proven four step way to fall asleep in 2 minutes. What are the four steps? Relax the muscles in your face, jaw, tongue and even the muscles around your eyes. Drop your shoulders as … Read More

Cognitive performance — particularly alertness varies throughout the day based upon the time of day, the degree of interest in a task, and the degree of sleepiness not to mention the degree of stress. For most of us, alertness decreases … Read More

Light is the key to a finely tuned biological clock. Your body’s circadian rhythm follows the light, not the numbers on the clock. Try to get outside and catch some morning and early afternoon light. If you can’t sneak out … Read More

Not only is your sleep impacted but you may feel hungry or thirsty at the wrong time. You wake up and feel hungrier or thirstier than you normally do. What’s happening? Your body is saying, “Feed me. You are an … Read More

A 2013 study suggests that during the End of Daylight Savings Time, people tend to get up earlier and lose time sleeping overall. If it takes you 20-30 minutes to fall asleep, this is expected but still frustrating. And if you wake … Read More

Get natural sunlight when you wake up. If the sun is not up when you get up, then get some light. Why? Light will set your clock to get you moving in a way that will reduce the sluggishness, grogginess … Read More

Keep your same bedtime. The average adult needs 7-9 hours of quality sleep. Sorry…most of us are average and that’s OK. Consistency matters!

Go to bed 20-30 minutes later a beginning tonight through Sunday night. Your body need some time to adjust.