Power Naps - The Secret to Energy With Little Sleep
If done correctly, taking regular day-time naps will give you a huge boost of
energy throughout the day.

As you may recall, there is a natural “slump” in body temperature during the mid
afternoon. This slump is what makes a lot of people sleepy during the day, and why
so many people feel the need to take an afternoon nap! However, is taking a nap
good for strengthening your sleep system? The answer is yes, and no.
In many siesta countries, taking a regular nap is a normal part of the culture, i.e.:
Spain, Mexico. This has several effects: Continue Reading

Waking Up At the End of a Cycle
This is the true secret to “waking up energized.”
I’m curious, have you ever had an experience where you woke up in the morning and
you felt ABSOLUTELY GREAT?! With no aching muscles, no lethargic feeling, or
that usual slow and moody state of mind that most of us wake up with? The state of
mind that tells you “grab some coffee or you’ll die…” Continue Reading

Ahhh, it’s the weekend… I’m curious, have you ever heard… SOMEONE say these
lines? (Yeah, I know you’d never say them…)
“It’s the weekend! I can finally get some sleep!”
“It’s the weekend. I can finally sleep in bed and veg out all day!”
or my personal favorite
“It’s the weekend. I can finally CATCH up on some sleep!”
Sleeping in late on weekends is detrimental to the sleep system for the following
reasons.
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How Exercise Affects Your Body Temperature Rhythm. If you want to instantly increase the quality of your sleep, then start an exercise program if you don’t exercise already. Exercise helps you sleep better in a number of ways, I’m not even going to mention all the other health benefits! : Continue Reading

The intensity of light is measured is a unit called a lux. 1 lux is approximately the
light that your eyes receive when you’re locked in a dark room with a single candle.

• In an office lit by fluorescent light bulbs, the light intensity is about 200 - 500
luxes.
• At sun-rise, the light intensity is about 10,000 luxes.
• At noon, on a bright sunny day, the light intensity is about 100,000 luxes! Continue Reading

Sleeping Less, and Increasing the Quality of Your Sleep

Okay, now that you the basics of the mechanics of sleep. Let’s talk about how you
can use this new knowledge to sleep less, have more powerful sleep, and have more
energy in your life. I have given you the previous “scientific” information here
because I wanted you to have a knowledge base with the “right” information. Too
often in life we try to achieve something but with the wrong information! I have a
belief in life that there are 3 fundamental steps to achieving anything, whether it is
getting quality sleep, achieving a financial goal, a personal goal, or anything else,
these 3 steps are… Continue Reading

Okay, now that you the basics of the mechanics of sleep. Let’s talk about how you
can use this new knowledge to sleep less, have more powerful sleep, and have more
energy in your life. I have given you the previous “scientific” information here
because I wanted you to have a knowledge base with the “right” information. Too
often in life we try to achieve something but with the wrong information! I have a
belief in life that there are 3 fundamental steps to achieving anything, whether it is
getting quality sleep, achieving a financial goal, a personal goal, or anything else,
these 3 steps are… Continue Reading

Have you ever wondered why human beings sleep at night? Did someone just make
the decision one day: “Okay Guys! From now on we’re all going to go to sleep when
the big light in the sky turns off!”

That could possibly be it! But there’s actually a system inside of us that uses light
and darkness to control certain sleep hormone levels Melatonin is a hormone synthesized in the pineal gland and, to a lesser extent, in the retina. Melatonin is responsible for putting you to sleep and restoring physical energy while we sleep. If your melatonin levels are high, you will experience feelings
of drowsiness, loss of energy, etc. Continue Reading

Have you ever wondered? How some people can wake up at precisely the same
time every morning without an alarm clock? Perhaps you’ve had this happen to
yourself a number of times, or maybe it happens already. Continue Reading

- It’s been proven that when we’re deprived of deep sleep, we experience our
greatest day-time impairments, such as drowsiness, nausea, headaches, muscle
aches, and trouble concentrating.
- When we’re deprived of sleep for any irregular amount of time, our body will
sacrifice all other stages of sleep to regain “deep sleep”. It’s believed this is why our
body tries to gain as much deep sleep as possible in the first 3-4 hours of our sleep. Continue Reading