Prescription sleep aids pose serious risks such as tolerance, drowsiness, erratic behavior, balance issues, cancer risk, and habit formation. Alternatives like probiotics can improve sleep by enhancing gut health. Other natural remedies include kava, tryptophan, valerian, chamomile, and melatonin, which offer safer options for managing insomnia and improving sleep quality.
Health
How to Get a ‘Fit’ Body in 30 Minutes or Less
I picked up No Gym Needed, by Lise Cartwright years ago when I was looking for ideas for body weight exercises I could do in my office. While the book gets repetitive and is geared more towards absolute beginners who are extremely out of shape, I did find a few nuggets of helpful advice as well as some exercise ideas to get started.
365 Health, Fitness, and Nutrition Tips
I’ve been collecting health-related advice from non-fiction books into a massive Google Docs file for years. Then I fed the file into the Claude 3 Opus AI and asked it to generate 365 tips, tricks, and hacks based on the information, one for each day of the year.
Getting Started with Kettlebells
I had been looking for the perfect strength-conditioning workout for a long time. What I was looking for was a set of weights that are compact, versatile, and safe. I was looking for something I could do every day in my office for a few minutes to increase my strength. As you already know, kettlebells were what I was looking for.
Actions for Fitness
Diet alone will only get you so far. A diet without exercise will make you “skinny fat.” You will be skinny, but the mass you do have will be made up of fat, not muscle. It is also unhealthy. You want to be lean and fit. That’s where the exercise part comes in.
Sleep Hacks
Transient insomnia affects approximately 80% of the population, with approximately 15% experiencing chronic insomnia. This article provides some sleep hacks that you can try.
Sleep and Your Health
When it comes to getting to bed, most of us ignore the factors that induce sleep and the ones that keep us up. In case you’re wondering what they are and how they work, here’s everything that you need to know about them.
Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias, and How Not to Die from Them
All types of dementia are most prevalent among people over the age of 60. However, it is possible to occur in younger people. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease.
How to Optimize Your Bedroom for Sleep
We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. But most of the time, we ignore the importance of a healthy bedroom environment. If sleep is important to you, you should know how your environment can affect your sleep.
Diabetes, and How Not to Die from It
Diabetes is a debilitating illness that can affect people from all walks of life. An estimated 30 million Americans have diabetes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), diabetes claims more lives every year than cancer and AIDS combined.