Sleep is just sooo important!
And yet scores and scores of people do not manage to fall asleep fast, or to wake up totally refreshed and re-energized.
Yet that’s how it should and can be!
So let’s check this out, let’s see if we can’t get things back on track …
Because a good night’s rest is the main factor for general regeneration.
To recover, you MUST sleep well, period.
Quote: “If you don’t sleep right, you can’t live right. ” Hear hear.
Two qualities: Lack of quality sleep screws up the quality of life.
You will not be able to perform when tired, neither in sports, the career or in private life.
Losing weight, burning fat is much more difficult as well AND your appetite is increased!
Too little proper sleep decreases insulin-sensitivity, wreaks havock on the immune-system and on training results.
Maybe the worst thing is that your mood will always be worse when tired.
Know kids, when they’re tired? They cry and get ornery. Adults get stressed and aggressive. Same difference!
I remember the story of two guys who both had serious insomnia over an extended period of time: one got divorced, the other ended up in prison!
And both swear to the fact that this was caused by wrong decisions they made due to lack of sleep!
I don’t doubt this story, on the contrary: I believe bad things happen all the time because of this basic problem, because of unhealthy, too little sleep.
What about accidents caused by this?
OK, OK, enough already, surely you get the point.
And if you have any issues at all with this you probably totally agree: this is serious business.
So what to do? How do we fix this situation, once and for all?
Let’s take a closer look at my list with 10 tips to fall asleep fast:
• ALWAYS wake up at the same time!
The body needs, craves a regular schedule. Back in the old days? The sun would always rise at about the same time, right?
Only in our unnatural environment today this automatic regulator is somewhat neutralized … late nights, then sleeping in is quite probably the biggest problem of them all.
So what if you DO fall asleep late? Simple, just get up when the bell tolls anyways.
If needed you can have a power nap later – but not to late–in the day, say around noon.
45-60 minutes fit the bill just right.
• ALWAYS “lights out”at the same time!
Same difference. Regularity is the word. After some time of a proper sleep schedule you’ll just fall asleep and wake up all by yourself, without reminding.
• Zero Light in the Bedroom
Any light, if natural or artificial can destroy natural mealtonin production, and that would KILL healthy sleep. So black out is the only way to go!
• ZERO noise and disturbance
There’s a saying in Germany: “Eines Mannes Schlaf ist heilig.” Translated it goes something like this:”A man’s sleep is holy.” Serious enough?
Total silence is what you want. Use ear plugs if necessary.
• Rev Up Cortisol-Levels in the Morning!
That’s your morning energy. Let’s get cracking:
Organic Coffee and Green Tea are good for you and give a good energy kick. Liquorice root and vitamin B5 will help, too.
*Liquorice Root can increase blood-pressure, medical clearance is advised!
• Wind Down in the Evening!
Here’s some herbals that are healthy, and will knock you out in a good way:
Reishi Mushroom, Hops, Feverfew, Lactuca Virosa and Lavender Oil. This stuff is the business!
• Do some Weights or other Intensive Exercise, like HIIT (high intensity interval training)
When you work hard, sleep comes easy. Not to mention all the other health benefits of this kind of training.
• Make good use of Magnesium!
Magnesium is probably the most important of all minerals, and essential for relaxaton and healthy sleep.
You can use up to around a whole gram (1000 mg) later on in the day and in the evening.
Also there’s topical creams you can apply in the evening, they’re supposed to work just swell!
• Try Meditation
How about thinking of next day’s work schedule, run through it in your mind. This improves productivity too!
Or think over tomorrows foods, what to prepare and when, etc … works for me!;-) And remember: no coffee too late in the day!
• Steer Clear of any and all Stimulants after Noon-Time!
You will probably fall asleep, but the quality will suck, excuse the french. Like I said up there, best to leave the stuff alone after around mid-day.
… and presto, no more Sleep Trouble !;-)
To recap:
1.Make sure of a totally regular schedule, no exceptions: to bed at always the same time, arise at always the same time. Simple as that.
2.Restore your Circadian-Rhythms/Sleeping Patterns:
Make sure you get the energy in the mornings, and the calm at nights, NOT vice versa!
You now know how to make sure of that.
There you go: No more Sleep Trouble. Fall asleep fast and get good sleep throughout for some serious rest and recovery.
Apply the 10 steps outlined here and you can “rest assured” from here on out sleep will be a perfect affair.
Sleep like the proverbial baby …
Remember when you were little? Bursting with energy in the mornings, falling into bed semi-unconscious at nights?
Let’s get you back there again, shall we?
Dream Well !;-)
P.S.
One of my favorite quotes:
Early to bed,
Early to rise,
Work like the devil,
And advertise !;-)
P.P.S.
Here’s a Guest Post I wrote over on “The Fat Loss Authority”. It goes a bit more into the scientific background and assorted side effects of sleeplessness: “Causes for Sleeplessness”
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Yours,
Mark