10-Minute Stress-Busters For Better Sleep

October 26, 2012 Subscribe · Forward 10-Minute Stress-Busters To Help You Sleep Better That looming work deadline you're not close to meeting. Your crazy mother-in-law. The election. Stress. We all have it -- and aside from being uncomfortable during the waking hours, it could be keeping you up at night. In fact, a full 65 percent of Americans report losing sleep because of stress, according to findings from the Better Sleep Council. "[Stress] is the single most common thing that causes people to have trouble getting to sleep," says Joe Ojile, M.D., founder and CEO of the Clayton Sleep Institute in St. Louis, Mo. and a board member of the National Sleep Foundation. But the good news, according to one new study, is that spending time undoing the day's stress before bed can help actually you sleep better. The findings, presented at the CHEST 2012 conference earlier this week, suggest that a 10-minute stress-reduction technique can help to alleviate stress and improve sleep quality. Continue reading... Ask Healthy Living: Why Can't I Stop Eating At Night? Famous Couples Who Help Each Other Stay Healthy And Fit Obesity On The Rise: Whose Waistlines Are Growing In The U.S.? I Lost Weight: Lisa Fox Found Foods That Kept Her Full Longer And Lost 80 Pounds 'The Doctors' Weight Loss Episode: How One Woman Took Control Of Her Health And Lost More Than 200 Pounds Night Shift May Raise Men's Prostate Cancer Risk, And 7 Other Ways It Could Impact Health I Lost Weight: Lisa Fox Found Foods That Kept Her Full Longer And Lost 80 Pounds 'The Doctors' Weight Loss Episode: How One Woman Took Control Of Her Health And Lost More Than 200 Pounds Sleep Position And Personality: Is There A Tie? Experts Not So Sure Novartis Flu Vaccine: Germany Orders Recall After Small Particles Found In Shots National Disability Awareness Month: The Best Compliment Is No Compliment at All JOHN-ROGER Take a Breath I think breathing is one of the greatest things we can do for our own mental and physical health. But how do you remember to take a breath when you're angry, confused or frustrated? Continue reading... LORI LEIBOVICH Mom's Electronic Diet This summer, before embarking on a weeklong vacation to Maine, I gave my children an order: "If you see me doing anything on my iPhone besides taking pictures, take it away from me." Continue reading... PAUL STAMETS Chaga, the Clinker Fungus: This Mushroom Looks Scary But Can Benefit Health While this strange-looking mushroom has been called a "tree cancer" since it will eventually kill its host tree, it has attracted interest for centuries in fighting human cancer and other diseases. Continue reading... DAVID KATZ, M.D. The Raw Food Diet, Overcooked Many foods can be eaten raw, and many foods are the better for it. An emphasis on eating mostly plants is irrefutably good, be they raw or cooked. But the case for raw food diets is oversold, the rhetoric is overheated, and the claims of universal benefits -- substantially overcooked. Continue reading... GABRIELLE BERNSTEIN Be More Real I've learned that the world only wants one thing from us: our authentic truth. Throughout my life, the more "me" I've become, the more powerful I am. Today's vlog speaks to the power of sharing your authenticity with the world. Continue reading... Know something we don't? Electronically mail us at huffpolitics@huffintonpost.com Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.