The topic of sleep is in the news and media regularly. The Sleep Ambassador’s goal is to provide you with the best information and resources that will lead to optimizing your sleep, as well as that of your family, employees, and colleagues.
The Wealth of Sleep: One of Your Most Valuable Assets Important Disclosure: This recording is for informational purposes only. Opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice. Beacon Pointe has ex…
Sustainability and Sleep: Protecting the Environment Within and Around You In this time of COVID-19, sustainability has taken on new dimensions. We must ask ourselves: How can we sustain not only our own health but that of our loved ones, our communities, and our planet? What can we learn from the natural environment’s response to […]
Sleep & COVID-19 As you face schedule changes, isolation, anxiety, economic worries and other impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, it is clear that much is out of our control.But …
Comfort in the Darkness: How Sleep Will Help Us the Most Right Now In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, Hamlet the character begins a soliloquy, asking himself, “To be, or not to be, that is the question.” He is contemplating life vs. death, pondering mortality and the meaning of life. He speaks of dreams, “For in that […]
Breathing & Sleeping Your Way Through the Covid-19 Crisis As we navigate the unknown and the attendant stress, fears, and challenges of the global Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, it can be difficult to stay relaxed, function normally, and tend to life as usual. Taking preventative measures is important and the medical and media communities are providing […]
How to reset your sleep schedule after the holidays TORONTO — Long nights and late mornings during the holidays often make returning to a regular sleep schedule difficult. This common struggle is a phenomenon neurologist Dr. Brian Murray calls “social jet lag.” “People on vacation for the holidays tend to sleep in because they’re often […]
IS YOUR SLEEP IN ORDER FOR 2020? Distinguishing Disordered Sleep & Sleep Disorders THE GENESIS OF “DISORDERED SLEEP” In 1996, the impact of my spouse’s snoring on my sleep was becoming all too apparent. While helping in my daughter’s kindergarten classroom, my exhaustion was evidenced by my struggle to keep my eyes open.
Podcast: Creating a culture of sleep – The Sleep Forum We simply report on sleep and we report on sleep for everyone. From homeopath solutions to lifestyle changes, from pharmaceuticals to medical devices, we are here to give you the most up to date views, research and solutions to sleep challenges and achieving healthy sleep.
THE ABCs of ZZZs Whether a youngster at the opening of the door to a lifetime of learning or an elderly adult winding down from decades of accumulating information, three similarities regarding sleep are stark: 1. Each requires sleep to live. 2. Many are not getting the sleep required for good health, be it compromised […]
This White Paper will examine why sleep is vital and why an optimal sleep environment, along with the provision of basic sleep training, offers a compelling component to add to an employer’s risk-management strategy resulting in optimized workforce morale, safety, health and performance. In addition, it will address the role these factors play in attracting and maintaining the most talented workforce.
Our Lousy Sleep Habits Are Ruining Our Health. But Rest Easy-Help Is On the Way. In 2017, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings identified his company’s top competitor. It wasn’t, he claimed, “FX, HBO, or Amazon.” He wasn’t worried about video games or Instagram or all of us just up and getting social lives. “Think about it: […]
Why Sleep Is Worth the Time Investment – Future of Personal Health Life offers us 24 hours a day. Yet amidst the barrage of responsibilities, opportunities and distractions that engage us these days, time devoted to sleep often gets compromised. While 76 percent of Americans say they want to improve their sleep, the seven to […]
Here’s How Your Shower Time Affects Your Health Lucy Wallace, a 28-year-old consultant from Brooklyn, New York, refuses to go to sleep without showering first. It doesn’t matter if she already showered in the morning after working out-Wallace is obsessive about her bedtime routine. “I hate the idea of climbing into bed covered in the […]
Welcome to the restless era of commercialized sleep Ever lie in bed, completely restless, thinking for hours on end about how you’re lying in bed, completely restless? Compound that with the stress of your Fitbit reading – you’re averaging only one-quarter of the night in a state of deep sleep?
Ed is joined by Nancy Rothstein, The Sleep Ambassador, as they discuss the role of breathing in stress and sleep health. Favorite quote by Nancy, “how are you coloring the life you live.” Life With Breath Stress & Sleep Webinar With Nancy Rothstein Ed is joined by Nancy Rothstein, The Sleep Ambassador, as they discuss […]
What your go-to sleeping position says about you, according to the pros Everyone from scientists to mental health professionals to Arianna Huffington agrees that getting a good night’s sleep is one of the most important things you can do for your well-being. You’ve probably heard the arguments for getting eight to 10 hours of shut-eye […]
A DREAM COMES TRUE AT THE NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION SLEEP SHOW: It’s Sleep Awareness Week, sponsored by the National Sleep Foundation, an opportunity to recognize that sleep is essential and to take action to prioritize our sleep. Yet for some, the basic essentials for a good night’s sleep remain an unfulfilled dream. For far too […]
‘Sleep Ambassador’ Nancy Rothstein: ’15 Minutes Isn’t Enough’ To Pick A Mattress Nancy Rothstein recently took a ride in her friend’s Tesla – her first experience in the car – and was struck by how extravagant, and costly, it was. It left her pondering how dissimilarly we appreciate the value of a car – “$15,000,” […]
Being a Night Owl Really Can Hurt Your Mental Health Ben Franklin may have had it partly right with his belief that “early to rise” makes one “healthy, wealthy and wise.” Natural early risers may experience greater overall well-being and better mental health compared with night owls, a new study suggests.
What Is the Sleep Cycle, and Why Are The Stages So Important? We Asked an Expert Every night while you sleep, your brain and body undergo a complex process, moving through the various stages that make up the sleep cycle. While you might view sleep as a time to dream, dreaming is just one small […]
