Understanding Your Body's Needs

Different phases of sleep confer different benefits on the brain and body, so you can actually hack your nap by adjusting when you nap and for how long.

The first 20 minutes of your nap are spent in Stage 2 sleep, which provides energy and alertness. Stay asleep longer and you’ll enter slow...

To really find out what your individual sleep needs are, do the following experiment for at least two weeks:

• Pick the same bedtime every night.
• Turn off your alarm.
• Record the time you wake up.

You may sleep longer d...

Your mind and body are one. It’s much easier for a physically unhealthy person to experience a poor mental state.

Things like lack of sleep, improper eating habits and lack of exercise, among others, can throw your internal balance in disarray and with it, bring mental clutter.