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Simply Healthy E4: Sleep

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Epigentics

Cortisol and weight gain

Increase hyperphagia and increase energy intake

and reduced energy expenditure

Increases insulin resistance

Increase risk of: accidents, type 2 diabetes, weight gain, coronary heart disease, stroke and cancer

Depression (alterations in serotonin)

Increases chronic inflammation

Dementia, cognitive decline

Finish by discussing strategies for better sleep

    Start a routine for bedtime. Drink a glass of water Charge your phone in another room (I use the bathroom) Stop watching TV/using computer an hour before bedtime. Get your tv out of your bedroom Wear blue light blocking glasses several hours before bed Never do anything but sleep and sex in your bedroom
      No TV in bedroom (oh but I like to watch a show… GROW UP AND GET BETTER SLEEP!)
    Declutter your bedroom
      Share that our room does not have clothes, or any other things but a bed and nightstands.
    Blackout shades Eat dinner earlier in the evening (by 7pm) No caffeine after noon(ish) Sleep medications linked to dementia Lifestyle can alter the quality of sleep, and how long you spend in deep sleep.
      This includes alcohol, many medications including sleep medications.

If you want to read more, you should check out The Sleep Revolution, by Arianna Huffington.

https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Revolution-Transforming-Your-Night/dp/1101904003

  continue reading

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Epigentics

Cortisol and weight gain

Increase hyperphagia and increase energy intake

and reduced energy expenditure

Increases insulin resistance

Increase risk of: accidents, type 2 diabetes, weight gain, coronary heart disease, stroke and cancer

Depression (alterations in serotonin)

Increases chronic inflammation

Dementia, cognitive decline

Finish by discussing strategies for better sleep

    Start a routine for bedtime. Drink a glass of water Charge your phone in another room (I use the bathroom) Stop watching TV/using computer an hour before bedtime. Get your tv out of your bedroom Wear blue light blocking glasses several hours before bed Never do anything but sleep and sex in your bedroom
      No TV in bedroom (oh but I like to watch a show… GROW UP AND GET BETTER SLEEP!)
    Declutter your bedroom
      Share that our room does not have clothes, or any other things but a bed and nightstands.
    Blackout shades Eat dinner earlier in the evening (by 7pm) No caffeine after noon(ish) Sleep medications linked to dementia Lifestyle can alter the quality of sleep, and how long you spend in deep sleep.
      This includes alcohol, many medications including sleep medications.

If you want to read more, you should check out The Sleep Revolution, by Arianna Huffington.

https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Revolution-Transforming-Your-Night/dp/1101904003

  continue reading

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