How to Get a Good Nights Sleep

Sleep is beyond important to our overall health and wellness. Here are a few tips to help get a good nights sleep and reset your mind and your body.

What to do Throughout the Day to Sleep at Night

• Workout in the morning or early on in the day. If you workout to close to when you go to sleep you most likely will have a hard time falling asleep because of a hotter core temp.

• Drink enough water throughout the day to regulate your body temperature.

• Get active.

• Walk more.

• Incorporate anti-inflammatory foods into your diet.

• Drink less caffeine.

• No caffeine after 2pm.

• Stretch.

• Meditate.

• Swap coffee for tea or match.

• Incorporate more whole foods in to your diet.

• Try to keep busy during the day.

• Give yourself some time to wind down before going to bed.

• Set a bedtime for yourself and get into a routine. These are just a few tips I recommend that have helped my sleep. These are also things you can do throughout the day.

What You Should Try Closer to Bedtime

• Bedtime/Nighty night tea.

• Try taking Magnesium Citrate.

• Give yourself 1-2 hours to relax and wind down before going to sleep.

• No screen time 30 minutes - 1 hour before bed.

• Take an epsom salt bath.

• Practice 30 minutes of yoga.

• Try breath work.

• Meditation.

• Read a good book.

• Write.

• Smell some lavender or essential oils.

Last Tip:

Don't force yourself to sleep. If you are not tired get out of bed, get a drink of water, walk around, try some yoga. The longer you lay in bed and try to force yourself to sleep, the harder it will be. Give yourself 30 minutes - 1 hour to get up and wait until you feel sleepy to try and sleep. Once you get in to a routine of going to sleep and waking up around the same time, this should regulate and falling asleep will become easier for you.

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