Why is Sleep so Important?Sleep is an important part of each day. If you have ever tried to go without, you know you do not function the same as when you have slept. Our bodies and the earth have a rhythm for each day, and rest is an integral part of the rhythm. Sleep is important for the body to detoxify, renew itself for the next day, recover, and repair any damage done to it. Your ability to solve problems is directly related to sleep habits. Sleep helps the brain commit new information to memory and make connections in that information, to help find solutions to problems. If you don’t sleep, your brain cannot function to its potential and you are accumulating toxins within it, bogging it down even more. Sleep is also important to renew the body for the activity of the next day. During sleep, normal body functions are restored. This primarily occurs in the deepest part of the sleep cycle, which some people do not reach well if they get fewer than six and a half hours of sleep each day. During deep sleep, brain activity slows, the heart rate and breathing decrease, muscles relax, and blood pressure decreases. Your body is in its deepest state of relaxation in the deep sleep state. It is here your energy is restored. Sleep is very important to your health and well-being! Lack of sleep over a while can be directly associated with irritability, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, and an increased appetite. It is also connected with decreased motor performance, a weak immune system, increased inflammation, insulin resistance, obesity, cognitive decline, digestive issues, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes. One hour of sleep before midnight is worth two hours of sleep after midnight. There is just no way around it—going to bed early is a great habit that will help you be healthier and more successful in life. Are you struggling to get to sleep or sleep through the night?Make sure your sleep environment is dark to facilitate deep sleep. Light is the main driving factor of our circadian rhythm (the awake-sleep cycle) each day. Establishing a sleep routine is another great practice that will help improve your sleep. Put in place a relaxation routine for yourself: complete a breathing exercise, read Scripture, or listen to calming music, which can all help calm down the body and prepare you for sleep. Minimize anything in the environment that can disturb your sleep, like electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs). EMFs, like those from our cell phones, wireless devices, and Wi-Fi routers will disrupt sleep. Make sure to turn your phone to airplane mode and your Wi-Fi off, or put your phone as far away from your bed as possible to limit exposure. Taking a multivitamin with a small snack before bed can also be helpful. Make sure the snack is high in protein and fat and low in carbohydrates. The multivitamin helps the body conduct its repair and restore activities. Taking your multivitamin at night makes any needed vitamins and minerals readily available for use. Avoiding sugar and alcohol are also good measures to take to ensure healthy sleep. Sugar and alcohol are toxins in the body, contributing to disease progression and interfering with the natural sleep cycle. I put together a PDF document of the top 10 sleep hacks and a few reasons that my be causing you to not sleep well. You can download the PDF by clicking on the button below. If you put these sleep hacks into practice and still are not able to get the sleep you need, get help. You may have underlying system dysfunction like imbalanced hormones, parasites or metabolic chaos.
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