Sleep Health

21-Ritualize Your Night

    Humans are creatures of habit and habitat. We’ve covered how to make your environment more sleep-friendly, how to put your body in the ideal state for sleep before...

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20-Get Grounded

Since the beginning of time, humans have had a constant interaction with the earth. Our ancestors would come in contact with the earth’s surface on a daily basis: walking, hunting,...

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19-Dress For The Occasion

Humans are unique in the fact that many of us get dressed up just to go to bed. We have special bed attire that we call pajamas, and it’s just...

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18-Be Early To Rise

  We talked at length about the benefits of sunlight in helping us get better sleep in Chapter 2. To take it a step further, it’s not the sunlight alone,...

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17-Use Smart Supplementation

This is what most people are looking for to help them sleep, but it comes with a huge caveat. Ideally, you need to address the lifestyle issues first that are...

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16-Calm Your Inner Chatter

      There is a great quote that says, “My bed is a magical place where I suddenly remember everything I was supposed to do.”   People hop into bed, and then proceed to think about the when, where, who, why, what, and hows of their life… all while they’re supposed to be sleeping. If this sounds familiar to you, then...

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15-Play Your Position

      It might seem surprising to need to talk about sleeping positions. Most people think that it’s as simple as lying their butt down and then the magic will happen from there. We tend to not think about the importance of our sleeping position because it’s something that we’ve done for so long that it’s become automatic.   The reality...

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14-Go Easy On The Bottle

Did you know that you actually get smarter while you sleep? One of the most valuable, and overlooked aspects of sleep, is an operation called memory processing. This is where short-term memories and experiences get converted into long-term memories.   Memory processing is predominantly affected by different stages of REM sleep. Studies have proven the good news about drinking alcohol late in...

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13-Lose Weight And Don't Find It Again

One of the most overlooked problems with getting great sleep is having too much body fat on your frame. Being overweight causes severe stress to your internal organs, your nervous...

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