Hello everyone 

It’s no surprise that sleep is probably the most important factor to  healthy living next to proper hydration and diet but the age old question of how to get proper sleep or how to fall asleep is quite the challenge especially nowadays. Today I would like to share some methods that may help you tackle this problem . 

When  you don’t have an optimum Circadian rhythm this can be detrimental to your health. We have all heard the normal, avoid blue light i.e. cell phones and pc screens before going to bed because that activates your brain, damages your eyes if exposed for an extended amount of time and cuts your sleep time down.

Of course going to bed earlier is something we hear, sometimes we try but this is obviously not plausible for some, one routine that is recommended is to stretch before going to sleep preferably this should be done right after you get out of the shower. That is when there is a good amount of blood flow and your body is relaxed, the stretch doesn’t have to be an intense session. Stretching has been known to release endorphins, serotonin and dopamine – hormones that help regulate  anxiety and mood. Just doing a couple of rudimentary stretches can have long term benefits for both stability and strength to parts of the body you stretched.

One thing to keep in mind that may be causing some individuals to find it hard to sleep is the possibility of sleeping on a full stomach, while sleeping on an empty stomach may be difficult so too is the idea of sleeping on a full one. The body gives off a lot of heat when it is digesting food and this may in turn may be difficult for an individual to get enough sleep when their body temperature increases. Most of the time the hotter the environment, the harder it will be to sleep. One can counteract the heat by lowering the overall temperature in the room. There are many methods to this, but in a cooler sleeping environment it’s easier to enter deep sleep. 

Finding a good routine for good sleep hygiene maybe tedious but your overall health will drastically improve once you have a routine down.