Ten Tips for Better Sleep

Quality sleep is essential for overall well-being, yet many struggle to achieve it. By improving your sleep habits, you can enjoy more restful nights and better days. It also has a significant impact on your body's ability to heal. Most of the body’s repair work and recovery is done at night. Here are practical tips to enhance your sleep routine:

1. Maintain a consistent sleep-wake cycle to regulate your body's internal clock.
   
2. Be intentional about exposing your eyes to morning and evening sun. This has a tremendous effect on regulating cortisol and melatonin.
3. Wind down before bed with calming activities like reading or stretching. 
4. Avoid screen time at least an hour before bed. You can do it! Or at least try to limit blue light with glasses and screen adjustments.
5. Create an ideal sleep environment by keeping your bedroom dark, cold, and quiet.
6. Reduce consumption of caffeine, sugar and alcohol, especially in the hours before bedtime.
7. Incorporate regular exercise into your day. Some do feel that vigorous activity close to bedtime keeps them up. Although that could be your pre-workout 😂.
8. Practice stress-reduction techniques like deep breathing and prayer to relax before sleep.
9. Journal thoughts or write down tasks on your mind for the next day so that you don't stay up worrying about remembering your to-do list.
10. Seek Help: If sleep troubles persist, don’t assume it will eventually go away. Ask what others are doing, reach out to us, or another provider you trust. You are not the only one struggling with this. 
11. As many people have come to realize, it is not just the hours you are in bed but the quality of your sleep. By incorporating these tips into your nightly routine, you can improve the quality and duration of your sleep, leading to better overall health and well-being, and healing.