When Spanish missionaries discovered passionflower in the 16th Century, they believed the plant looked remarkably similar to the Passion of Christ. Turns out, the missionaries stumbled upon a very good omen. Passiflora incarnate (or passionflower) is the species of the genus most associated with therapeutic benefits. Long before Europeans came to […]
Whoever first uttered the famed proverb “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise,” may have unwittingly revealed the secret to better sleep — and it’s not what you might think. Whether you crawl in bed at 3 a.m. or flip the lights before the […]
Nothing beats a full night’s sleep – and America is finally investing in it. Sleep trackers and apps are attracting the more than 30 percent of Americans who aren’t getting the minimum seven hours of sleep per night, and the sleep tech market expects to reach $125.8 million in 2017. Sleep Loss […]
Napping isn’t just for toddlers anymore. From Spain’s siestas to Italy’s riposo, people have been taking mid-day naps for centuries. And slowly but surely, the U.S. is catching on. Just in the last few years, napping at work has become an integral part of company culture. Google, Uber, and Zappos have […]