Sleep Enough

Melatonin is well known as the hormone of sleep, but there seems to be another possible use for it which doesn’t seem well known – Melatonin may help stem hair loss and regrow hair. Who would have thought! But apparently, melatonin does appear to have potential in the fight against hair loss. When we age, our melatonin levels naturally go down, whereas the rate of baldness goes up, so is there a link somewhere? Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t feel so bad if you’re an older adult and you’ve just had a rough night with little sleep. According to this news report, a study at the Clinical Research Centre of the University of Surrey showed healthy seniors need less sleep than younger adults, and are less likely to be affected by not getting the same amount of sleep time as them. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s a case of too much sleep; not lack of sleep. Here’s a sleeping disorder that got into the news recently – Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS). Perhaps the fairy tales of Sleeping Beauty and Rip Van Winkle had their origins here? There’s this girl that can’t help herself from sleeping long stretches, sometimes stretching for up to nearly 2 weeks! Read the rest of this entry »

More people are sleeping late these days. And many people do not quite understand why sleeping late at night is bad for health. Having had some experience with Eastern medicine, I can attest that from its standpoint, sleeping late at night – is indeed not good for health. For the uninitiated, Eastern medicine is deeply rooted in the culture and lifestyle of Asia, encompassing billions of people, and practiced for thousands of years. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m going to give the Solfeggio Frequencies a try. The Solfeggio Frequencies are 6 types of sound vibrations that supposedly have healing effects on the body and mind. They are used in Gregorian and Buddhist chants which have a legacy dating all the way back hundreds, even thousands of years ago. What I’m interested in is their effect on the nervous system, brain waves, and sleep. Can it help with insomnia? Read the rest of this entry »