The truth is there is much more ambient light in your room than you think. Melatonin, a hormone created by the Pineal Gland, is important for your mood and maintenance of your overall health. The problem is that even just small amount of exposure to light can stop creation of melatonin. In this article, I will be walking you through a brief experiment to help you figure out just how much ambient light is in your bedroom and some actions you can take to eliminate it. Going through the experiment is rather simple. The only things you will need are a pen, a sheet a paper to write on, an eye mask, and about 15-minutes!

Find out exactly what causes snoring and why it is a bigger problem than most people realize. Also, discover how you could stop your snoring quickly and effectively with two of the best cures around.

Around 1 in 3 people suffer from insomnia during their lifetime. After the age of 60 this rises to 40-60% of the population. Also women are twice as likely to suffer from insomnia than men. The inability to fall asleep can be linked to anxiety or stress. Another symptom is waking during the night or early hours of the morning and being unable to find ways of falling asleep, leaving the sufferer exhausted the next day. So, how do you cure insomnia? Well the solution actually lies in your own hands.

Our dreams often make little sense at face value, especially if we are trying to recount or explain them to someone else. But understanding how dreams work at a symbolic or metaphorical level enables us to find new insight into our conscious preoccupations and interpret their wisdom to help us in our waking lives.

Dream analysis is important to anyone who wants to learn from their own subconscious mind, the deep and often inaccessible part of yourself that surfaces when you sleep. Understanding our dreams is the first step towards unlocking your hidden potential and creating the change you desire, so a good dream analysis dictionary is a good place to start.

Dreams of chase or pursuit are a common theme that can recur in a number of different dream scenarios. Learning to understand your dreams can help you unlock and interpret the messages your subconscious mind is sending to you.

Imbalances in power in our significant relationships are sometimes difficult for our conscious minds to tackle… but via our dreams, our subconscious mind often has a lot to say about the challenges we are facing, and how we really feel about our roles. Learning to recognize the metaphors for power and its abuse is the first stage to deepening our understanding.

Along with proper nutrition, air and water, restorative sleep is essential to health and well-being. Without a good night’s sleep, we function below our capacity to handle the demands of life, with varying consequences. The effects of prolonged sleep deprivation cannot be underestimated, and leads to premature aging, hormone imbalances, an increased risk of developing diabetes and high blood pressure. According to Mark Mahowald, a professor of neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, any amount of sleep deprivation reduces mental performance, and “one complete night of sleep deprivation is as impairing in simulated driving tests as a legally intoxicating blood-alcohol level.”

Many people suffer from insomnia. Whether it is a child or an adult, a stressful time or an ongoing problem, or you can’t fall asleep or stay asleep. Insomnia affects everyone at some time or another. The issue is that although there are medications that might help many people do not want to start with medication to solve this problem. So what care some solutions to help?

You know that lack of sleep can make you feel grumpy and foggy but you may not realize what it can do to your sex life, memory, health, looks, and even ability to lose weight. Lack of sleep disrupts every physiologic function in the body and affects our immune system and even makes us more prone to catching colds and the flu. Getting adequate sleep can help keep our immune systems primed for attack.

Sleep deprivation seems easily enough to explain – you’re tired, that’s it. But there are many other symptoms to sleep deprivation.

Most people realize its bad health practice to eat a big meal right before bed (a full stomach will disturb your sleep), but did you know that some foods may actually help you to sleep better?   If you’ve had a few nights of restless sleep, make a light whole-wheat-pasta dish with fresh vegetables, a little diced chicken breast, tomato sauce, and a sprinkle of Parmesan for dinner.  This meal contains a sleep helpful combination of protein and tryptophan, which is an amino acid that converts to sleep-promoting serotonin in the body.