By Melanie Haiken on November 10, 2013
Jet lag, too much good food, nowhere to exercise – there are lots of barriers to staying healthy when you travel, and it’s all too common to arrive home tired, achy, and ready to pull out your “fat jeans.” So how do you avoid health setbacks when you travel? Every time I speak at a […]
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged active travel, diet, fitness, health tips, healthy travel, nutrition, sleep, travel tips, weight loss |
By Melanie Haiken on February 20, 2013
Put away the sleeping pills – these five foods will soothe you to sleep with melatonin, tryptophan, and other natural ingredients.
Posted in Health & Beauty | Tagged diet, insomnia, nutrition, sleep, stress, wellness |
By Melanie Haiken on May 12, 2011
Studies have shown that the light from backlit computer screens and iPads — and to a slightly lesser extent, TV — are seriously sabotaging modern sleep habits.
Posted in Health & Beauty | Tagged blue light, health tips, insomnia, iPad, melatonin, sleep, sleep-wake cycle, television, watching movies in bed |
By Melanie Haiken on December 12, 2009
Would you book a hotel room if you knew the bathroom was a walk away — outdoors? That subject came up recently when I recommended TreeBones, an incredible eco-resort in Big Sur, to a friend. I told her TreeBones was one of my favorite places I’ve ever stayed, but warned her that the elegantly furnished […]
Posted in Health & Beauty | Tagged Big Sur, health, health tips, sleep |
By Melanie Haiken on September 21, 2009
A few weeks ago I stumbled on some interesting research about foods that sabotage sleep and wrote it up in a short article for Caring.com, a website for Baby Boomers caring for aging family members. Last week the Atlanta Journal-Constitution‘s health blogger picked up my story, and it’s been an interesting ride ever since. On […]
Posted in Anti-Aging, Health & Beauty | Tagged Food, health, nutrition, sleep |
