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Not feeling rested or having trouble sleeping?
Do you ever feel frustrated or cannot function properly after a bad night’s sleep? Sleep is vital to both our mental and physical wellbeing. Improving your sleep can be as simple as improving your habits before you go to bed. Remove distractions from yourself half hour before you turn in. The distractions that you bring to bed can be the reason you can’t sleep. The bright blue light from monitors, phones and TV screens fools your brain into thinking its daytime. As a result of the apparent daylight, the sleep hormone, melatonin, is suppressed and it is more difficult to fall asleep. As a general rule, your brain is wired to be active during the day, and sleep at night so turn off the screens and get off of Facebook!
A shift in behaviours before sleep can solve many general sleeping issues. If more help is needed, supplements can be used. While over the counter medicines work to ‘knock you out’, natural options target the REM cycle of sleep. The REM cycle is the short periods of sleep where the brain removes insignificant or excess sensory information from the day, and essentially reboots itself. By lengthening this period of sleep, you can wake up feeling more rested and ready for a new day! Many sleeping vitamins use a traditional combination of Valerian, Camomile and Hops. More recent formulas have shifted to include Ziziphus and Lactim which also help to relieve stress and insomnia. Without 8 hours sleep, fatigue and stress are quick to set in. Look after your sleep pattern so your brain can look after you. Turn off the screens you night owl!
Do you ever feel frustrated or cannot function properly after a bad night’s sleep? Sleep is vital to both our mental and physical wellbeing. Improving your sleep can be as simple as improving your habits before you go to bed. Remove distractions from yourself half hour before you turn in. The distractions that you bring to bed can be the reason you can’t sleep. The bright blue light from monitors, phones and TV screens fools your brain into thinking its daytime. As a result of the apparent daylight, the sleep hormone, melatonin, is suppressed and it is more difficult to fall asleep. As a general rule, your brain is wired to be active during the day, and sleep at night so turn off the screens and get off of Facebook!
A shift in behaviours before sleep can solve many general sleeping issues. If more help is needed, supplements can be used. While over the counter medicines work to ‘knock you out’, natural options target the REM cycle of sleep. The REM cycle is the short periods of sleep where the brain removes insignificant or excess sensory information from the day, and essentially reboots itself. By lengthening this period of sleep, you can wake up feeling more rested and ready for a new day! Many sleeping vitamins use a traditional combination of Valerian, Camomile and Hops. More recent formulas have shifted to include Ziziphus and Lactim which also help to relieve stress and insomnia. Without 8 hours sleep, fatigue and stress are quick to set in. Look after your sleep pattern so your brain can look after you. Turn off the screens you night owl!