It’s
not always easy to get a good night’s sleep. In today’s time poor
society our minds can race in the evening with all the days unfinished
tasks. If our minds are wired our bodies stay on high alert, making it
impossible to get a good nights rest.
While we are sleeping our bodies produce repair hormones, these magical hormones help restore our bodies from the days stresses and our minds from the days mental challenges. If we are in short supply of these hormones, our brains try to get the feel good sensation elsewhere. This causes us to crave sweets and fatty foods.
Do you need more sleep? Here are a few clues you may not be getting enough.
1. You wake up unrested and need coffee or tea to get you going
2. You crave sweets and fatty foods though out the day
3. You don’t recover well from stressful situations
4. You carry most of your weight around the middle
5. You find yourself yawning during the day and feeling sleepy
If you answered yes to these questions then you could use some more quality sleep. Use the following tips to get you sleeping better.
Wind down in the evening: Try to avoid stressful events and television shows two hours before bed, play some relaxing music, have a bath and drink some calming chamomile tea.
Jot it down: Keep a note pad next to your bed, when those “oh, I forgot to do that” thoughts pop into your brain, jot them down. Your subconscious mind will know they are being addressed allowing you to switch off.
Avoid caffeinated beverages after 3pm: Caffeine can stay present in our bodies for up to six hours after we consume it impacting on our sleep.
Have a routine: When we were babies, we had a before bed routine, we would eat our dinners; have a bath, our parents would read us a story and then drift off into sleep. Each of these events sent a signal to our brains that it was time to wind down. Have a before bed ritual to let your brain know its time for rest.
Get some sunlight during the day: Having sun on our skin during the day (aim for at least 15 minutes) stimulates hormones that let us know its time to be awake, which will make it easier to wind down in the evening.
Benjamin Franklin was on to something when he said, “Early to bed early to rise makes you healthy wealthy and wise.”
While we are sleeping our bodies produce repair hormones, these magical hormones help restore our bodies from the days stresses and our minds from the days mental challenges. If we are in short supply of these hormones, our brains try to get the feel good sensation elsewhere. This causes us to crave sweets and fatty foods.
Do you need more sleep? Here are a few clues you may not be getting enough.
1. You wake up unrested and need coffee or tea to get you going
2. You crave sweets and fatty foods though out the day
3. You don’t recover well from stressful situations
4. You carry most of your weight around the middle
5. You find yourself yawning during the day and feeling sleepy
If you answered yes to these questions then you could use some more quality sleep. Use the following tips to get you sleeping better.
Wind down in the evening: Try to avoid stressful events and television shows two hours before bed, play some relaxing music, have a bath and drink some calming chamomile tea.
Jot it down: Keep a note pad next to your bed, when those “oh, I forgot to do that” thoughts pop into your brain, jot them down. Your subconscious mind will know they are being addressed allowing you to switch off.
Avoid caffeinated beverages after 3pm: Caffeine can stay present in our bodies for up to six hours after we consume it impacting on our sleep.
Have a routine: When we were babies, we had a before bed routine, we would eat our dinners; have a bath, our parents would read us a story and then drift off into sleep. Each of these events sent a signal to our brains that it was time to wind down. Have a before bed ritual to let your brain know its time for rest.
Get some sunlight during the day: Having sun on our skin during the day (aim for at least 15 minutes) stimulates hormones that let us know its time to be awake, which will make it easier to wind down in the evening.
Benjamin Franklin was on to something when he said, “Early to bed early to rise makes you healthy wealthy and wise.”
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