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Explore natural sleep hacks drawn from personal experience and books and articles, with a clear note that the information is informational and not medical advice.
Understand the value of sleep and how high-quality rest restores body, brain, and emotions. Nightly restoration supports anabolic side, reduces cortisol, clears brain toxins, and enhances mood and decision making.
ditch television to protect melatonin and sleep quality by removing the tv from the bedroom; use reading, meditation, or sex before bed, and consider blue light blocking glasses if needed.
Set your bedroom to about 18 degrees Celsius, within 15–20°C, to cool the body and signal your circadian rhythm via the suprachiasmatic nucleus.
Block out night noise to achieve quiet sleep by reducing alerts and negotiating quiet with family. Use white noise or earplugs to protect deep sleep and morning energy.
Set a caffeine curfew after 2 p.m. to protect sleep, since caffeine blocks adenosine, remains in the body for about 5–6 hours, and accumulates, reducing sleep when it drops.
Read six minutes before bed to reduce stress by 68 percent and shorten sleep latency. Use warm yellow or orange light, avoid horror, and read biographies for calm.
Practice breathing meditation before bed to calm the nervous system and promote sleep, using 4-7-8 or box breathing, diaphragmatic breathing, for 7–8 minutes to boost serotonin and melatonin.
America has a sleep issue. At least half of all Americans say they suffer from insomnia, and nearly 9 million are using prescription sleep medication.
But those sleeping pills that seem to work so well come with a laundry list of side effects and they mask the underlying issue for why you can’t sleep in the first place.
Research shows it’s not the number of hours of sleep you get that matters the most – it’s the quality of the hours you are getting.
High-quality, restorative sleep carries a number of benefits. It improves brain function, aids in muscle recovery, boosts longevity, balances your hormones, protects your heart, and fights fat.
Science-backed sleep hacks include figuring out your sleep chronotype, blocking out junk light, filling up on the right fats, using wearable sleep devices, changing your sleep position, meditating, and taking certain supplements.
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WHY SLEEP MATTERS
If you want to be stronger, happier, and more productive, focus on improving your sleep. Good sleep is a pillar of high performance.
High-quality, restorative sleep carries a number of benefits, including:
Improves brain function
Aids in muscle recovery
Boosts longevity
Balances your hormones
Protects your heart
Fights fat