Why &How to improve your sleep

[Someone here]

So I've been working on my health a lot for a while and I want to share simple tips that will dramatically increase the quality of your life if you can ace these aspects I'm going to mention. They are simple and already known but overlooked precisely because of that. 

 sleep. I can't stress this enough ..I can't stress enough how much sleeping enough everyday is going to directly increase your happiness and vitality and will make your perception clearer ..in the physical sense .you are going to literally perceive reality clearer and brighter . And you will feel better . You are going to be calm and anchored. You will not be easily triggered or provoked by stressful situations. 

How to sleep ? 

Wake up and go to bed around exactly the same time everyday.  Ideally of course wake up in the morning ( it depends on your schedule ofcourse but try to wake up before noon if you don't wanna feel like your day is upside down).and don't stay up to anything more than 11 PM. The healing and recovering in your body happens during 11PM-2 AM.

Insomnia? 

No caffeine ..no cigarettes..no Caffeineated Soda like Pepsi or Cola after 5 PM.

Work or excerise during the day .this one is obvious.

This one is not obvious...eat the most of your food soon to bedtime .don't eat a lot during the day. The dinner should be the most calorically dense meal ..not breakfast or lunch . I'm talking specifically about crushing Insomnia here. Eating a lot will knock your body down and will help you sleep .

 

 

 

Edited 13 hours ago by Someone here

[Natasha Tori Maru]

8 hours ago, Someone here said:

This one is not obvious...eat the most of your food soon to bedtime .don't eat a lot during the day. The dinner should be the most calorically dense meal ..not breakfast or lunch . I'm talking specifically about crushing Insomnia here. Eating a lot will knock your body down and will help you sleep .

Sleep is top priority for me. I do not mess with it if I can help it.

You feel the effects much more keenly as you gain in years too.

Do you eat close to bed time?

I ask because I backload my main meal in a similar manner to you - my largest, most voluminous meal is in the evening - however - eating within 3 hours of sleep is a no go for me. We are all different, but when I eat a large meal too close to sleep, my heartrate is usually higher and I do not enter deep sleep cycles as easily. I track this with a Garmin (so big grain of salt as these are inference devices) and see my sleep cycles, resting heart rate and heart rate variability. But above and beyond this I *feel* more rested, am more alert and calmer, and have more stamina on the days following a larger meal outside of 3 hours before bed. I fall asleep much quicker and require less sleep.

I typically eat 5 meals - break my fast at 11am, last meal at 6pm. My daytime meals are the most calorie dense, with my evening meal consisting of small amount of protein and mostly fresh vegetables with EVOO. But a big plate. No caffeine after noon. Stop water intake at 7pm. Hard cardio every morning within an hour or two (outdoors in the sun) of waking seems to reset my clock to sleep at a good hour. I fall asleep within 5 minutes of laying down.