Why Do I Sleep So Hot? And Why Wool is the Best at Helping You Keep Your Cool Sleeping hot is a burning question on the minds of many folks shopping for mattresses and bedding. And a wool mattress or bedding can sound like a rather warm addition to what may already be...
Shepherd’s Pie Recipe: Quick Bread Here we are. In the thick of the holiday on-ramp. There’s pine needles, tinsel, and bits of wrapping paper and ribbon everywhere. You’ve got folks coming in a few days, an event you need a hostess gift for, and you just can’t handle...
Shepherd’s Dream Healthy Sleep Series: Cortisol We’ve covered melatonin and tryptophan with its buddy serotonin, and now we’re focusing on another important sleep-related biochemical—cortisol. Defining stress has been a challenging exercise for scientists, so for our...
Posture for a Good Night’s Sleep We all know good posture is important, and we might have memories of our mom or teacher reminding us to “sit up straight.” But did you know that your sleep posture is incredibly important for how you feel in your body on a day-to-day...
Shepherd’s Dream Healthy Sleep Series: Melatonin For the first installment of our Healthy Sleep Series, we’re exploring one of the best-known hormones associated with sleep—melatonin. Melatonin—The Master Sleep Hormone Melatonin is a hormone our brain produces...
Recipe: Magic Melatonin Mocktail Mocktails are super trendy at the moment, so why not optimize them for health benefits? While many people have relied on alcohol to help them unwind after a day of work and ease them into sleep, alcohol is a known sleep disruptor....
