back to school tips, kids and food sensitivity, Multivitamin, Vitamin D

Back to School Tips for Healthy Kids AND Healthy Parents!

Back-to-school time can be a rough transition. But with Dr. Doni’s Stress Remedy “C.A.R.E. Activities,” there are a few simple steps you can take to create a completely different outcome – so that you are feeling rested and ready to go!

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sleep, stress remedies, inflammation, oxidative stress, dysbiosis, adrenal fatigue, burnout

SOS! Stress, Oxidative Stress, and Sleep

Dr Doni explains the relationship between stress, oxidative stress, and sleep, and offers three tips for staying on top of all three. Part 13 of Dr. Doni’s Series on Oxidative Stress “Stress is essential to life.” That is what I wrote in my first book, The Stress Remedy. So, as much as it is about…

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sleep, kids, sleep and kids, insomnia, trouble sleeping, restful sleep, tossing and turning, insomniac, disrupted sleep, sleep disruption, natural health

Dr. Doni Quoted in The Huffington Post on Kids and Sleep

Dr. Doni was recently quoted in an article called, “What We’ve Learned About Kids And Sleep In 2015,” published in the Huffington Post. The article is about how a lack of sleep can be harmful to kids, and what you can do to help get your kids back on a regular, reliable sleep schedule. In…

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sleep, stress, insomnia, trouble sleeping, restful sleep, tossing and turning, insomniac, disrupted sleep, sleep disruption, toxins, detox, burn out, burnout, detoxify, detoxification, health and wellness, natural health, naturopathy

Attend Two Free Natural Health Summits with Dr. Doni

Dr. Doni, author of The Stress Remedy, joins forces with other natural health experts in two free online summits that cover a variety of topics on health and wellness. Hi Everyone, I participated in two health summits this week, on two different topics: SLEEP and TOXINS. This was a great opportunity to band together with…

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sleep, Sleep Awareness Week, sleep environment, melatonin, restful sleep, trouble sleeping, insomnia, insomniac, Daylight Saving Time, clocks changing, change your clocks, disrupted sleep, sleep disruption

Top 10 Sleep Tips for Sleep Awareness Week 2015

Dr. Doni, author of The Stress Remedy, offers 10 simple tips for you to get a good night’s sleep. Did you know about Sleep Awareness Week? Organizations like the National Sleep Foundation and others participate in a public education and awareness campaign to promote the importance of sleep. Each year, Sleep Awareness Week ends with the…

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sleep, stress, insomnia, trouble sleeping, neurotransmitters, cortisol, stress response, restful sleep, tossing and turning, insomniac, disrupted sleep, sleep disruption, natural health

Stress and Sleep Problems

Dr. Doni, author of The Stress Remedy, explains how stress wreaks havoc on sleep. She suggests things you can do to get a good night’s sleep even while stressed. Part 12 of Dr. Doni’s Series on Sleep Disruptors and Insomnia Here we are—at the end of this blog series on the things that disrupt your…

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melatonin, sleep, insomnia, trouble sleeping, hormones, can't sleep, sleep disruption, sleep cycle, circadian rhythm, sleep-wake cycle

How Low Melatonin Can Affect Your Sleep

Dr. Doni, author of The Stress Remedy, explains how melatonin works to control our sleep/wake cycle and gives advice on what to do if things go wrong. Part 11 of Dr. Doni’s Series on Sleep Disruptors and Insomnia Sleep. One of the most important things we can do for our health and yet research indicates…

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menopause, peri-menopause, hormones, sleep, trouble sleeping, insomnia, sleep disruption

Hormones and Sleep Disruption in Menopause and Peri-menopause

Dr. Doni, author of The Stress Remedy, explains how changes in estrogen and progesterone levels can affect your sleep, and what you can do about it. Part 10 of Dr. Doni’s Series on Sleep Disruptors and Insomnia We spend, on average, one third of our lives sleeping and during that time, hormones in our bodies…

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How Imbalanced Neurotransmitters Affect Your Sleep

Dr. Doni, author of The Stress Remedy, explains how, when your nervous system is imbalanced, you won’t sleep well. She explains how to return to balance and sleep. Part 9 of Dr. Doni’s Series on Sleep Disruptors and Insomnia We started off this series by discussing 12 possible causes of insomnia. So far, over the…

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How Food Sensitivities Can Interfere with a Good Night’s Sleep

Dr. Doni, author of The Stress Remedy explains how food sensitivities can prevent you from getting a good night’s sleep. She offers advice for breaking the cycle. Part 8 of Dr. Doni’s Series on Sleep Disruptors and Insomnia Can food sensitivities really disrupt your sleep? It can be hard at first to imagine that what…

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How are insomnia and inflammation related?

How Inflammation and Pain Affect Your Sleep

Dr. Doni, author of The Stress Remedy, explains how inflammation and pain are common reasons for waking during the night and offers solutions to break the cycle. Part 7 of Dr. Doni’s Series on Sleep Disruptors and Insomnia We are mid-way through this 12-part series discussing causes of disrupted sleep. Research indicates that lack of…

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How Sleep Apnea and Weight Gain Are Related (Updated)

Dr. Doni, author of The Stress Remedy, discusses how weight gain and sleep apnea can disrupt your sleep and offers advice on how to address both issues. Part 6 of Dr. Doni’s Series on Sleep Disruptors and Insomnia In the introduction to this series, I gave an overview of 12 things that can disrupt our…

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How Cortisol Affects Your Sleep

How Cortisol Affects Your Sleep

Dr. Doni, author of The Stress Remedy, discusses how stress and our cortisol levels can disrupt our sleep and offers advice on how to keep things balanced. Part 5 of Dr. Doni’s Series on Sleep Disruptors and Insomnia In the introduction to this series of articles I gave an overview of 12 things that can…

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blood sugar, blood sugar imbalance, sleep, trouble sleeping, insomnia, sleep disruption, sleep disorders

How Blood Sugar Levels Affect Your Sleep

Dr. Doni discusses why eating too much, too late can make it hard to sleep (it’s all about blood sugar). She offers some simple tips to help you take control. Part 4 of Dr. Doni’s Series on Sleep Disruptors and Insomnia In the introduction to this series of articles I gave an overview of 12…

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