Are you unable to fall asleep at night? Or perhaps you’re waking up at 2 or 3am, unable to go back to sleep? Maybe you used to sleep like a baby, but can’t remember what that even feels like anymore.
What Happens in Your Body When You Don’t Get Enough Sleep
Weight
Sex Hormones and Menstrual Cycle
Everything Else in Your Body
This is Why You Can’t Sleep
Your Brain Won’t Turn Off
You’re Incredibly Stressed
You Don’t Take Time for YOU
What IS Healthy Sleep?
How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep – 6 Natural Sleep Hacks
#1 Laptop Curfew
#2 Bedtime Rituals
- Laptop curfew (see instructions above)
- Brain dumping (see info below)
- Restorative, Gentle or Yin yoga
- Deep breathing or meditation
- An epsom salt bath (see more about using it’s main component Magnesium below)
- Reading a fluff novel- no true crime or other stimulating subjects
- Applying a lotion with calming scents like lavender, chamomile or sage
- Diffusing essential oils into the bedroom like lavender, chamomile, sage, vetiver, ylang ylang, sandalwood, cedarwood, bergamot or marjoram
- Having a cup of herbal tea- look in stores for a sleepytime blend or try lavender, chamomile, rose, passionflower, skullcap, or lemon balm
- Laying out your clothes for the next day and pre-packing your lunch
#3 Brain Dump
#4 Magnesium
#5 Sleep Herbs
- valerian
- skullcap
- passionflower (this can be combined with the above two herbs for a potent combination in tincture form)
- lavender
- chamomile
- lemon balm
- peppermint
- rose
- St. John’s wort (note: don’t take if you’re on antidepressants)
#6 Pre-Bed Protein Snack
- Small handful of nuts
- One tbsp of nut butter (like almond or cashew) on a bit of fruit (like half an apple or pear)
- A small cup of chicken soup, or another soup with protein in it
- Chia pudding topped with some hemp seeds
- Two tbsp of grass-fed collagen protein (like from Great Lakes or Vital Proteins) mixed into your nightly herbal tea
- A little bit of leftover cooked chicken or turkey with some salt