Resting heart rate (or RHR) is a measure of how many times our heart beats per minute when we are at rest. In general, a lower average heart rate is a sign of better overall health unless...

Heart rate variability is a great indicator of your stress levels, fitness, and overall recovery. Here are some of the key basics to understanding your HRV.

Understanding what is happening in our bodies as it relates to sleep is key, but we also need to bring in another factor — your thoughts.

You can think of your circadian clock as the conductor of an orchestra, with the instruments being different types of bodily systems. Each part of the orchestra functions independently, but we feel best when they are in sync.

When we are on high alert, multiple systems in our body change to attend to the stressor. Our visual field, blood flow, perceptions of danger, muscle tension, breathing, thought patterns...

Sleep and survival mechanisms share several links. Think about sleep this way... What if our sleep drive was so strong that we fell asleep at our bedtime no matter what else was going on.

These are changes to behavior or thought patterns that accidentally make the insomnia continue beyond the initial stressor— or the "glue" that keeps the poor sleep patterns together.

Learning to sleep better starts with understanding what is happening while we sleep