
8 Tips For Improving Your Sleep
Sleep matters because this is when your body remakes and rebuilds itself and so many of us do not get enough sleep, especially when we are feeling stressed and we need it the most. Sleep helps your immune system function, improves your memory and mood, decreases your risk of disease and helps to manage your appetite. Your pineal gland controls your sleep and melatonin production and in order to sleep well and keep your pineal gland happy, you need to practice good Sleep Hygiene. Ideally you should strive for 7 to 8 hours a night which can be challenging given our busy lifestyles so you really have to create the habit for sleep and protect those hours.
Sleep Hygiene Tips
1. Make your bedroom a quiet, calming space that shifts you into a relaxing state when you enter.
2. Keep a cool, dark room because your pineal gland can be disrupted by even a little bit of light coming in from outside or from technology.
3. Use relaxing lighting in the evenings to help signal to your body it is time to wind down.
4. Avoid caffeine after noon because if your liver is not functioning optimally you will be unable to metabolize the caffeine in time to sleep.
5. Avoid alcohol before bed, alcohol may help you fall asleep but it can wake you during the second half of the night as your body begins to metabolize it.
6. Get good exposure to natural light during the day as this increases serotonin levels and by extension melatonin levels.
7. Keep electronic devices out of the bedroom to help minimize EMFs and so you don’t get caught in the cycle of being on your phone right before bed. Ideally you put your devices away 1 hour before going to sleep.
8. Use your bedroom only for sleep….and sex. This way your brain knows that when you crawl into bed it is for sleep.
