Clean Sweep Sleep
Monday morning was difficult in my house. “Spring Forward”— in theory —is great. All that extra daylight at the end of the day seems to bring with it a sense of abundance and possibility. However, losing that extra hour of sleep knocked us all for a loop. It got me thinking about why we need our sleep and why losing just one hour can make us feel off our center.
This week is National Sleep Awareness Week, a public health campaign spearheaded by the National Sleep Found
Happy International Women's Day!
March 8th is International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. International Women’s Day, designated by the United Nations in 1977, is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.
This year’s campaign theme, #PressforProgress, is a call to
Hydrate Your Home?
Home heating and humidity (or lack of it) may play a role in staying healthy through the winter. These colder days likely find us turning the thermostat up, which also dries out the air, as well as our bodies. Dry sinuses make it harder for the immune system to arm itself against a virus, and dry skin is just plain uncomfortable. In fact, low indoor humidity may actually promote the transmission of flu and viruses. For example, with higher humidity, viruses expelled in a sne
