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Effective Bedtime Routines for Adults [Visual]

September 21September 20Posted in HealthTagged anxiety, bedtime routine, color noise, ecogreenlove, exercise, Health, infographic, music, productivity, relaxation, sleep, stress, switch off, tips, unplug4 Comments

Bedtime routines are not just for the kids. Numerous studies and even personal experiences have shown both bedtime rituals and routines are beneficial to adults as well. Consistent poor sleep is shown to decrease overall health and result in an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and other conditions. Keeping a consistent sleep schedule is vital to experiencing quality sleep and staying healthy.

Taking the time to relax before bed helps you get into the mindset that it is time to sleep and will lead to better sleep overall. Keeping a routine is psychological-the cues from your bedtime routine actions will help you get the sleep you need. Getting the sleep you need will allow you to be more productive during the day. If you want to wake up feeling refreshed and ready to start marking off items on your to-do list, here are a few bedtime routines that will help you sleep and give you more productive days.

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The Soundtrack to a Better Sleep [Playlist]

December 6March 13Posted in HealthTagged anxiety, asmr, calm, chronic pain, ecogreenlove, Health, health benefits, infographic, music, music playlist, sleep, sleep playlist, soundtrack, stress

Mattress Online studied 1,098 songs from 8 official Spotify ‘Sleep Playlists’ to create the ultimate soundtrack to a better night’s sleep.

Data was gathered from 6,576,512 listeners, meaning millions of people are turning to music to get some shuteye. The songs were analysed to reveal the most popular tracks according to Spotify’s algorithm, which could end your sleep struggles in just three weeks.

Take a listen to the data-driven Sleep Soundtrack here!

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Techniques to defeat Stress without Meds or Shrinks [Infographic]

May 19June 2Posted in Exercise, HealthTagged diet, exercise, fight stress, go offline, gratitude, happiness, Health, infographic, mindfulness, music, nature, stress, tips, yoga2 Comments

Stress isn’t something that has to be tolerated. You need to get rid of it for your own good.

There are just too many things that can cause stress nowadays. And work stress usually takes the crown. Things have gotten so bad that it can even cause a medical condition in the form of chronic stress.

But fear not. If you feel that you’re getting stressed-out occasionally, there’s no need to search for medication. In situations like this, the right approach and a thought-out strategy usually help out a lot.

And that’s what our infographic is for. We’ve gathered the best 18 techniques that can help you defeat stress without having to take pills or turn to any radical methods. You’ll also find a handful of quick tips to make the process even more simple.

Have a look through the infographic, and you’ll find a way of fighting stress that works the best for you.

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Nalgene Water Bottles & Reverb help “Green” Live Music Events

August 25August 25Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged concerts, earth, environment, environmental, events, footprint, green, live music, music, nalgene, reusable, reuse, reverb, take action, Waste, water bottle2 Comments

Nalgene Water Bottles IMG by Kyle LeBoeuf — Nalgene Water Bottles
IMG by Kyle LeBoeuf on Flickr

Extract from “Nalgene Water Bottles Team up with REVERB to Help “Green” Live Music Events Nationwide” article Originally Published on Business Wire

A series of live music events—including tours by Dave Matthews Band, Phish and Barenaked Ladies—will pair Earth-conscious concertgoers with the premier reusable water bottle to encourage fans to take positive action for the planet.

To address the huge amount of disposable water bottle waste created at concerts, Nalgene Outdoor Products, maker of reusable water bottles and food storage containers, and REVERB, a non-profit organization that creates and executes ‘green’ programs at rock concerts to reduce environmental waste, have teamed up to provide reusable water bottles to music fans during the 2015 summer and fall live music season.

“Nalgene reusable bottles are a natural fit for a tour greening partner,” explains Adam Gardner, guitarist for Guster and co-director of REVERB. “They directly help us reduce the environmental footprint of concerts in a way that fans appreciate.”

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What do you think? When you go to live concerts, what environmental or eco-friendly actions do you take? Let us know your opinion in the comment box below, we’ll appreciate them!

Scientifically Proven Ways To Be Happier

March 18March 30Posted in HealthTagged alcohol, buy, complain, confidence, diet, drink, eat, exercise, expectations, experience, fake, feel, flowe, focus, forgive, friends, fun, grateful, happiness, happy, Health, healthy, help, imagine, journal, learn, listen, living, meditate, money, moving, music, negative, no, optimism, optimistic, outdoors, outside, partner, pet, plant, play, posture, proven, psychology, pursuit, risk, science, scientifically, share, sleep, smile, storage, supplements, take part, talk, tea, time, tips, trip, true, try, ways, work, writeLeave a comment

Originally Published on psysci.co

It’s easy to become obsessed with the pursuit of seeking happiness, but the truth is we can all do a little something to feel a bit happier. Often ‘a bit’ happier is all it takes to feel significantly better, the journey to happiness is more of an accumulation of marginal gains rather than one big thing suddenly making us happier.

Some of these ways will be more useful to certain people than others and for that reason they are in no particular order.

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