We are a sleep-deprived nation. Not only adults, but–even more alarming–many school-aged children are suffering from a lack of deep, nourishing sleep. And I mean suffering. Science links poor sleep with an increasing list of serious health conditions, including obesity and depression.

In one of life’s great ironies, as you become more exhausted, your body seems to forget how to sleep well. Reiki treatment reminds your body how to shift that gear, and quickly improves the quality of your sleep.

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The season of indulgence is upon us. For many Americans, the frenzy starts with Halloween candy, and gets worse before it gets better. For some, it gets a lot worse. But it doesn’t have to.

What can you do to maintain sanity, health, and self-respect during the holiday onslaught? Here are a few simple actions to consider. Implementing even one will help, especially if it’s the one that keeps you from sliding down your favorite rabbit hole of excess.

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While sporting a younger body, I never thought twice about the three pounds that arrived in autumn and melted as effortlessly as the last snow in spring. But somewhere after forty summers, winter’s natural insulation stopped melting on its own, and dropping even a few pounds took effort. I am a true naturalist, but enough is too much.

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According to a recently reported study, lack of exercise has not caused the epidemic of obesity in the US. If anything, American adults are more active now than we used to be.
But it’s not enough to offset how much we overeat.
We eat so much more than we need, that children would have to walk 2 [...]

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Time.com published an article by Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Debunking 10 Myths About Dieting. The first entry: You can eat after 8 PM.
Really?
Dr. Nancy justifies this statement with the conventional understanding of diet: calories in vs. calories expended, anything extra stored as fat. Doesn’t matter what time you eat, only how much. Snyderman looks quite trim, [...]

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