Alaska Sleep Education Center

5 Ways to Boost Your Sleep by Optimizing Your Nutrition and Training

Posted by Sophia Smith on Jun 14, 2021 3:47:00 AM

Most people have a basic understanding of what makes their lifestyle healthy to begin with, including the three pillars of healthy living, sleep, exercise, and diet. What most people don’t pay too much attention to, however, is the relationship among these three crucial elements in our lives. In much the same way you cannot exercise safely and perform well without optimal sleep, you cannot expect your body to unwind and rest properly when you don’t provide the right nourishment and at the right time.

Topics: exercises, nutrition, quality sleep

7 Yoga Poses to Help You Sleep Better

Posted by Adam Reeve on Aug 11, 2020 6:06:00 AM

Do you stay up late watching the ceiling because sleep eludes your stressed brain? Does drowsiness overpower you only in the daytime? Would you like a better and healthier alternative to sleeping pills? Try exercising yoga for inducing sleep.

Topics: exercises, yoga, get better sleep

Athletics and Sleep

Posted by Jennifer Hines on Aug 19, 2019 9:32:00 AM

There’s a new edge in sports that athletes are exploiting to improve their performance. And it’s so simple it may surprise you.

Topics: Sleep, tired, exercises, exercise, athletes, athletics

Simple Sleep Breathing Exercises to Help You Relax

Posted by Jennifer Hines on Jan 27, 2019 1:41:00 PM

Sometimes falling asleep is difficult. It’s hard to unwind from a long day of work, chores, kids, and other responsibilities. We lie in bed awake thinking of what we have to do tomorrow, toss and turn in our beds trying to get comfortable, and when we do finally manage to fall asleep, we have stress dreams about the next day’s activities and responsibilities. It’s a dangerous, exhausting cycle that pushes many to invest in sleep masks, earplugs, and over the counter medicine to help us fall asleep, all of which lose their effectiveness over time

Topics: Sleep, Snoring, tired, treatment, exercises, breathing, techniques

Exercising Before Bedtime

Posted by Rich Crane on Aug 24, 2016 1:00:00 AM

In the debate of regular exercise versus not exercising at all, regular exercise is the undisputed heavy-weight champion of the world. You just don’t hear arguments otherwise. Although we know exercising is good for us, it’s often the first thing we abandon when life gets busy. Significantly cutting back exercising, or not exercising at all, can have serious repercussions on our physical and mental health. We’re not arguing the fact that we need more exercise. Most of us are simply trying to find time to do it.

Topics: Sleep, tired, exercises, breathing, health, stress, workout