Black Friday ŌURA Sale - 20% good through Midnight on Monday, November 28, 2016

The ŌURA ring is by far the best wearable on the market in terms of providing high quality sleep metrics and spot of recovery recommendations.  I encourage you to give ŌURA a try.  The below deal cannot be beat. Just cruise over to ŌURA and enter the code "BlackFriday" during checkout.

Enjoy!

What causes you to wake up in the middle of the night?

The below Time post details some of the common reasons which cause certain people to wake up in the middle of the night.  It is a good read.

You Asked: Why Do I Always Wake Up at 3 A.M.?


Cheers,


Chuck

More on sleep

I know, I have been a tad overboard on posting articles about sleep.  I do this, as I do not believe the mainstream recognizes just how important sleep is. So here we go.


Sleep Well this National Employee Health & Wellness Day

Enjoy!


Chuck

It is not uncommon for athletes to experience poor sleep quality

The below Finish study was based on tracking the sleep quality of 107 professional athletes.  I highly encourage everyone, athlete or not, to get a better handle on the quantity and quality of their sleep.

There are lots of sleep trackers on the market such as the wearables made by Fitbit, Withings, and Jawbone.  There are also bed-based systems such as Beddit and Eight.  My current favorite due to the form factor, accuracy, and the meaningfulness of the feedback is the Oura Ring.

Sleep disorders common in athletes, but easily fixable

So start tracking.  Your health with thank you.


Enjoy!



Chuck

It is OK to kick off your shoes and relax

We live in exciting times with exponential technology advances.  The downside is we are inundated with digital content which floods our senses and often revs up our fight or flight response (aka spikes your cortisol).  This wreaks havoc on your health and well being.  So work on taking naps, turning off your electronic devices and just relax. Relaxing is not something you should be ashamed of.

See the below article for yet another reason why you should focus more on getting high quality sleep.

In our busy world, take time to do absolutely nothing

Enjoy!


Chuck

Sleep is so darn important

Sleep has one of the most important impacts on one's quality of life. Despite this, most people fail to understand its importance.  Below is a short but good article which touches on some of the reasons why you should try to obtain adequate sleep from a duration and quality standpoint.

Evolution Of: Understanding Sleep


Enjoy!


Chuck

The science of nutrition is complicated

A good read on why you should not believe every headline which purports to reveal the latest breakthrough in nutrition. Nearly all are based on seriously flawed science. 

I asked 8 researchers why the science of nutrition is so messy. Here’s what they said.

Enjoy!

Chuck