Sleeping well depends on your nervous system downregulating at night. This communication network must shift from the active part (the sympathetic nervous system), the “fight or flight” system, to the…

The holiday season can be a double-edged sword—while it’s a time for joy and celebration, it can also bring heightened stress and sleepless nights. The added holiday chaos can feel overwhelming for many who already face insomnia or struggle to get restful sleep.

If you've been feeling sluggish, dealing with low energy, or struggling with insomnia at night, introducing napping into your daily routine might be the reset your body needs.

Having trouble sleeping? Your blood sugar might be playing a more significant role than you think. Balancing your blood sugar doesn't just help prevent chronic conditions like diabetes—it can also significantly impact the quality of your sleep, especially as a woman.

If you’re struggling with sleepless nights and the challenges of insomnia, the answer to better, more restorative sleep may lie in something as straightforward as routine blood work.  

Neurotransmitters strongly influence your sleep duration and quality and hence can be a possible solution for  your insomnia issues.

A diet rich in tryptophan-containing foods can enhance sleep quality because tryptophan is converted into serotonin, which then converts into melatonin. Both serotonin and melatonin are crucial for a restful night’s sleep. How do you make sure you get enough tryptophan?

How to fall asleep fast when you need it the most. Why guided meditations could help. If you tried them already without success, learn more about how you can troubleshoot and make them work, along with learning other insomnia root causes.

Insomnia, the sleepless nights that affect millions of people worldwide, is often linked to emotional and mental stress. Whether you’re an insomniac seeking solutions…

For many battling the nightly frustration of insomnia, the search for a cure often leads down various paths, from traditional sleep aids to lifestyle changes. However, a lesser-known approach involves examining our body’s biochemistry through urine neurotransmitter testing…

There are valuable supplements and herbs that can make a lasting difference in your sleep—what I call foundational supplements for sleep. We identify these types of supplements by first understanding why you are experiencing the insomnia. 

High cortisol symptoms can keep you up later into the evening and make it very frustrating when you try to fall asleep. High cortisol symptoms can also wake you up in the middle of the night.

What if a few tips for sleep hygiene could make a real shift in your sleep? The tips for sleep hygiene can make a small or big difference depending on how severe or how chronic your sleep struggle is.

One of the common questions I hear from readers is whether neurotransmitter testing is reliable. The main thing that they’re concerned about is that the brain neurotransmitter levels don’t match what’s in the urine. This is basically true, to a certain extent. But there is a lot more to this. This is why I still use this test in the clinic with great success for my patients.