Seven Effective Tips for Healthy Sleep: Part 6
Quit working and quiet your lifeHaving the stress of work on your back will keep the sympathetic
nervous system going strong (think Fight or Flight response). There comes a time when you need to shut it down
for the evening. Always wanting to…
Seven Effective Tips for Healthy Sleep: Part 5
Read a bookMy toddler knows best in this regard. We often ask him what he
would like to do before taking a nap or going to bed. His response is regularly
the same: “Read a book; take a nap.” Reading before bed generally is a good way to put oneself…
Seven Effective Tips for Healthy Sleep: Part 4
Meditate, breathe,
stretchThese activities are easy ways to get the body to switch from
the sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight) to the parasympathetic nervous
system (rest and digest). Increasing the amount of time the body spends in the…

Seven Effective Tips for Healthy Sleep: Part 3
In part three of this series we take a peek at what's going on under your sheets while you sleepParticipate in some bedtime "Netflix and chill." Just be sure to skip the Netflix.Research shows that ideal sleeping temperature is between 64 and
68 deg…
Seven Effective Tips for Healthy Sleep: Part 2
In Part Two of this series we take a look at an obvious, but often times difficult to implement, tip for healthy sleep:Get away from your
TV/computer/phone screensThis tip could have been included in the first, but it is
important enough to have it…