It’s hard to argue with the tremendous health benefits of
improving sleep, yet it is one area of health that is tough to manage through
all life stages. Whether you have a solid sleep routine or face insomnia, we
hope these links will provide some practical advice to improve your sleep and
overall health.
Our top takeaways:
1) Work with your doctor to identify the
cause of your sleep problem. It is anxiety or stress? A physical ailment?
2) Routine, routine, routine! Do your part to
cue your body.
3) For all the evening exercise hounds, time your exercise: finish
your workout at least 3-6 hours before bed.
Overview and various
tips and tricks:
Mark's
Daily Apple: 17 Ways to Improve Sleep: One that I had never heard of, and
am eager to try, is using a foam roller for 10 minutes before bed on the upper
back and legs.
Mary Catherine
Starr: Great overview video with lots of practical advice, both quick fixes
and lifestyle changes. Our favorite quick fix? COMPLETE darkness!
Food: Today
Show's Joy Bauer provides details about food and drink. Specific guidelines
about how to time food and drink consumption to maximize sleep quality is
especially helpful!
Exercise: Try
this five minute yoga
video of a seating sequence before bed. Legs-up-the-wall pose is a
personal favorite to signal to your body that it’s time to sleep!
Miscellaneous Sleep
fun: Sleeping
with the Band: Sons of Bill. Two Charlottesville favorites in this article!
Charlottesville sleep doctor Mark Winter has a fun series on the Huffington
Post where he speaks with rock bands about their sleep schedules on the road.
This article in particular features Charlottesville band Sons of Bill. Another must-read:
Dr.
Winter’s thoughts on personal sleep monitors.
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