3 SIMPLE IDEAS FOR BETTER SLEEP
1. Close Your Mouth
- Stop eating/snacking after a certain time
- No caffeine 10 hours before bedtime
- No food/snacks 2 hours before bedtime
- No liquids 2 hours before bedtime
2. Set the Alarm
- Mine is 8pm… 2 hours before bedtime
- It’s a trigger in your mind to shift gears from whatever it is you’re doing to get ready for bed.
- It begins a routine created to settle your down for a good night’s sleep
3. Digital Curfew
- Shut down all the electronics
- TV, smart phone, iPad
- What are you missing? Probably nothing!
Read a book. Listen to a podcast. Settle into an evening routine - 2 hours minimum before bed
The Key is Consistency
- You don’t do this for a few nights and quit if things don’t work.
- Give it 2 weeks minimum… every night.
- Same Closed Mouth. Same Evening Alarm. Same Digital Curfew.
- Monitor your sleep - Make a simple chart
- Check off all 3 each night.
Record your “lights out” time. Record when you wake up. Record how much sleep you got. Record how you felt every morning “Great” - “OK” - “Not So Good"
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