3 Tips For Optimal Sleep: 2 Minutes of Motivation
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Sleep is important not only for your physical and mental health but also for your skin. In this episode, Kristel shares great tips for those struggling with sleep.
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Key Takeaways From This Episode:
Electronic devices usage
Soothing evening routine
Natural light exposure
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Episode Transcript:
Kristel:
In this episode of two minutes and motivation, I want to talk to you about sleep. I had a really great conversation with the founders of The Route beauty skincare line this week. And it inspired me to talk to you about some of these lifestyle measures. Which are so important for our physical health and for our mental health and also for our skin.
So sleep is one of those things where it can really impact you on so many different levels. And a lot of people struggle with sleep. I really learned a lot about optimizing sleep while I was working in integrative psychiatry and as an integrative medicine fellow. So I'm sharing with you today. Three tips for optimal sleep.
Number one, pay attention to your cell phone and electronic device usage. If you're using your phone, if you're on your computer into the evening hours, if you're on your phone or computer right before bed, that can negatively impact your sleep, try and set some sort of boundary where you're eliminating the electronic devices and computer time before bed. Ideally two to three hours before bed. I know that that can be a challenge for some people, but do your best with this, that blue light exposure can negatively impact your melatonin production. So it really important to pay attention to that.
The second thing is make sure that you have a soothing evening routine. Do not watch any intense TV shows before bed. That is going to get you into a really heightened state. It's going to be hard to calm down your mind. So it could be maybe some meditation before bed, maybe some soothing music, something that's going to help you calm down your nervous system.
Number three, try and get morning natural light exposure, support your natural circadian rhythm by getting outside in the morning when the sun's out and then dimming the lights in the evening, so that can support natural melatonin production and support optimal sleep.
So to recap, number one, pay attention to cell phone electronic devices, minimize usage in the evening and try and avoid before bed. Number two, have a soothing evening routine and number three, get that morning light exposure and dim the lights in the evening.
I hope you find this helpful. And until next time, this is Kristel Bauer with Live Greatly inspiring you to awaken your ultimate potential.
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