Getting the Sleep You Need

 

Getting the sleep you need isn’t as difficult as it seems.  Sure there are several newer “sleep aids” that claim to help you get the best night’s sleep and wake up feeling refreshed.  These medications may well do the trick for a few who need them temporarily.  What about those who suffer chronically with sleepless nights? 

Sleep is taken for granted by most of us.   A good night sleep is elusive for many.  The sleepless nights add up to fatigue filled days with low productivity and rising risks factors for a multitude of other health problems.   What’s causing this inability to shut down?

For some it may be as simple as habit.  Some people don’t sleep because they have gotten out of the habit of doing it.  Sounds too simple doesn’t it?  It is simple though.   How you sleep is very much determined by the sleep hygiene you have.  This translates into the habits you have around sleeping. 

Sleep hygiene describes the rituals and behaviors that you perform around the activity of sleep.  What you do in the hour or two before you attempt to go to sleep has a lot to do with how successful you will be at falling asleep once you lay down.

The hectic lifestyle that many of us lead potentially dooms us to never getting enough sleep, since sleep is often one of the first things that we knowingly relinquish living in a fast pace world.   The constant pace of an average day  makes  it difficult for some people to physically slow down enough to allow the mind to do the same when it’s time to turn the lights off to recharge.

Don’t let this happen to you.   Here’s how. Read more ››

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Sleep to Lose Weight

 

Want to lose weight?  Get a good night's sleep.  While it is usual for most of us to set an alarm clock to get up in the morning, I am proposing that one way you can help get the extra weight off is by setting that alarm to remind you to go to bed at night.  Getting 7-8 hours of restful sleep each and every night may be just the “miracle” you need to finally get those extra pounds off and keep them off.  Read more ››

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Beans, Greens, and Whole Grains

Get control of your risk for Heart Attack, Stroke, and Diabetes.  Begin with what you eat.  Beans, greens and other vegetables and fruits along with all the whole grains, add vital nutrients as well as contributing the star player, fiber, to your diet.

Eating a variety of vegetables and fruits is easy once you convince yourself that you can do it.  These are good “carbs.”  Choose from those that you like even if there are only a few choices.  For some of us with exquisitely sensitive taste buds it may be more of a challenge to find a few, but not impossible.  Choose one or two different colors and strive to eat some of each on most days. 

Enjoy fresh whenever possible, but don’t worry if frozen is your only option.  These often have better nutritional value especially for veggies and fruits that aren’t in season.  Picked and frozen near the source these don’t lose as many of their nutrients as some fresh ones can by the time they have been transported to us across the continent or in some cases across the globe. Read more ››

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