Dr Libby Weaver
PhD
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Born and educated in Australia, Dr Libby Weaver (PhD) studied at the University of Newcastle where she completed a Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Dietetics) with Honours and went on to complete a PhD in Biochemistry, examining biochemical and nutritional factors affecting children with autism. Through this work Libby came to better understand and communicate the relationship between the food we eat, our thoughts and beliefs, and the way our body shape and size then expands or shrinks.
Since 1999, Dr Libby has been working with individual patients from all walks of life, from stay-at-home-mums to Hollywood stars. She set up and ran an organic café and she has been an integral person in the setup of two health retreats where she not only designed the nutritional philosophies, but also performed the role of Program Director. Dr Libby continues to work closely with the media and is regularly called upon for nutritional comments and to communicate complex messages, simply.
Dr Libby moved to New Zealand in 2007 to be with her now husband Chris, since which time they have created a Holistic Nutrition Consultancy which provides individual consultations as well as empowering, informative seminars, retreats and media work. Dr Libby is a regular columnist for multiple magazines including Next Magazine, Good Health Magazine, Taste Magazine and Fitness Life, and she is a passionate and sought after international keynote speaker. She is the author of the best-selling book Accidentally Overweight: solve your weight loss puzzle.
Dr Libby is a big believer that sleep is an important part of health and general well-being, as it affects everything from our moods and energy levels to our daily productivity and food intake. But she is conscious that very few people are aware of this. So as a result, Dr Libby has joined forces with Sleepyhead to help raise awareness of the key role that sleep and the bed play in our everyday lives.
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Aches and Pains
By Dr Libby Weaver
It is important to recognise that sleeping on a mattress that is not suited to your body can cause or increase body aches and pains.
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Partner disturbance
By Dr Libby Weaver
Sleepyhead’s national sleep survey found that close to 50% of New Zealanders have their sleep disturbed every night by their partners. Some of the key causes of partner disturbance include:
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Latex Gold for healthier Sleep
By Dr Libby Weaver
If you are prone to allergies it’s important you have a bed that uses non-allergenic materials that are anti-bacterial and dust-mite resistant. A bed can be the number one source of allergies in your home. So get a healthy night’s sleep and select a bed that keeps the harmful allergens out.
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A little luxury is healthy
By Dr Libby Weaver
People look forward to climbing into bed at the end of a long day. It is their time to relax and re-charge the batteries, and it’s important that this moment is as pleasurable as possible.
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Materials Matter
By Dr Libby Weaver
Minimizing our contact with unnatural substances where we can helps take the load off our livers which already have plenty to deal with. Choosing a bed with naturally healthier materials such as Sleepyhead’s Latex Gold or DreamFoam is a great move for your health.
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Sleep and Weight Loss
By Dr Libby Weaver
While most of us know that it’s important for us, we often don’t realise the effect good quality sleep has on our ability to lose those few extra kilos. People are more conscious of the importance of a good healthy diet and regular exercise when it comes to weight loss than they are with ensuring good quality sleep. I’d like to share some insights into the effects of poor sleep.
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New Technology for Better Sleep
By Sleepyhead
Sleepyhead is famous all over the world for bringing amazing new bedding technology to the market. They are continually sourcing better materials, designing improved support systems, and developing beds to meet particular consumer needs or health issues such as partner disturbance, allergies and aches and pains.
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Children’s beds are important too
By Dr Libby Weaver
We don’t just need to think about the beds that adults are sleeping on, it’s also really important that we are thinking about what our children are sleeping on.
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Old beds and your health
By Dr Libby Weaver
A recent nation-wide sleep survey by Sleepyhead revealed that most Kiwis keep their beds for far too long. This can have a number of negative impacts on your health that you need to be aware of.
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