We all need between six and nine hours of sleep each night. Anything less and we accumulate a sleep debt. Studies show that after 16 waking hours we perform tasks worse than those with a blood alcohol level of .05 percent. That’s legally impaired. Four consecutive nights of less than 5 hours of sleep and we do no better. The bottom line: sleep deprivation robs us of vitality and reduces our quality of life.
Archive for September, 2009
Robbed By A Sleep Debt?
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Eco Celebrity Beat – An Inconvenient Truth
Monday, September 28th, 2009Celebrities with eco-cred to spare: Brad Pitt, Ed Begley Jr. and Daryl Hannah
Everyone is jumping on the eco-bandwagon – especially celebrities. Slap solar roof on the mansion before strutting down the red carpet, and suddenly we’re all supposed to forget the thousands of pounds of carbon emissions generated from over-indulgence?
Pet Bed Perk-Ups
Friday, September 25th, 2009
Comfort Craze Catching On!Temperature Controlled Comfort
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009How moisture affects your comfort during sleep
Ever notice how two people who share the same bed can feel very different about the temperature within it? The “He’s hot, I’m not” complaint is as old as the toilet seat argument. It’s no surprise that we all perceive temperature differently. Consider these stats:
Green Sleep
Monday, September 21st, 20095 things you can do tonight to green your sleep
You toss. You turn. You can’t get the idea of greening your sleep out of your head because you know it’s good for you – you just can’t figure out how to do it. If you’re all about reducing your exposure to chemicals while you sleep, adopt these 5 tips as your own.
Health Benefits of Wool
Friday, September 18th, 2009Wool and Fibromyalgia
If you suffer from fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis you know how long – and pain-filled – a night can be. And when your pain medication takes too long to kick in – or worse, stops working – a night can last forever.
We Met Online
Thursday, September 17th, 2009Understanding how businesses use Facebook and Twitter
This week at the World Market Center (WMC) in Las Vegas, Natura hosted retailers, manufacturers and a bunch of Twitter friends for a panel discussion on the power of connecting online. Normally the WMC is open only to furniture industry insiders – but they opened their doors a little wider this week.
