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😴A lack of sleep can lead to feelings of anxiety, even among the healthiest of us. Research has identified a link between anxiety and lack of deep sleep, because deep sleep is associated with emotional regulation. Deep sleep restores the brain’s prefrontal capacity to regulate emotions and prevent the escalation of anxiety. 🛌The quality of our sleep affects our anxiety levels the following day, with even subtle disruptions to sleep increasing feelings of anxiety. 💚Here are some helpful tips to help improve your chances of getting more deep sleep tonight: 💤Have a consistent routine – going to bed and getting out of bed at the same time each day creates a routine that promotes sleep. 💤Avoid/eliminate sleep disruption – where you can, switch off lights and sources of noise, ensure your room is warm/cool enough, make your bed as comfortable as possible. 💤Reduce stimulation – avoid caffeine, alcohol, and screen time before bed. 💤Increase relaxation - try deep breathing, mindfulness or guided imagery to help you fall asleep. #DeepSleepTips #SleepRoutine #SleepQuality #CairnsCounselling #Aberdeen #MentalHealth #MentalWellbeing #Anxiety

You may be amazed at how hard your body and your brain are actually working while you sleep. This is what makes sleep such a key factor to your overall health. Sleep activates the process that not only helps you rest and recharge, but also to repair and support many functions in your body. Set a regular bedtime and waking time that allows for a minimum of 7 hours of sleep - and stick to it, even on weekends. This kind of routine is helpful for keeping your body's internal clock in rhythm - this is key to maintaining the natural sleep cycle. Sleep is one of the 4 main pillars of health that I focus on with my clients enrolled in the Metabolic Balance program. Request your Metabolic Balance Info Booklet today: https://l.bttr.to/2x5kC

Are you getting enough sleep? Rest is essential for your body and brain. Read my blog to find out why not getting enough sleep is actually a very serious problem. And access personalized guidance: Sleep Deprivation Affects Everything! https://lnkd.in/eqKJYgux #EnergyMattersLLC

In an ever increasingly stressful society do we place enough emphasis on the importance of sleep? I’d like to invite you to write down ‘chronic undersleeping is chronic stress’. The more stressed we are is impacting your nervous system and placing you in sympathetic overdrive. This may look like: - Increased heart rate - Elevated blood pressure - Exsessive sweating - Anxiety or nervousness - Insomnia Poor sleep is going to effect your physical, mental and emotional health as well as your appearance and performance. I personally like to down regulate my nervous system before bed with some very simple breathwork techniques. I use a few but I’ll give you one to practice just before bed or in bed if you prefer. It’s called a 4-7-8. Using only the nose to breathe we take an inhale for 4 seconds - hold the inhale or 7 seconds - then exhale for 8 seconds then repeat for 5 to 10 mins. Here are 5 tips for high quality sleep: - Build consistency - Build Routine - Use light to your advantage - Improve your breathing - Ban phones from the room I’ll attach a sleep diary here, this really benefited me in seeing in black and white where I was going wrong. With that awareness I was able to make the changes that have brought huge benefits in my overall wellbeing and increase in productivity. https://lnkd.in/eTgGkKhy #sleep #healthiswealth

Tired of tossing and turning? Implementing a sleep window is crucial for those struggling with insomnia, helping to regulate sleep patterns by defining a specific time frame for sleep. This method starts by understanding your current average sleep duration and slightly extending it to establish a personalized sleep window. Calculating one's average sleep duration over a 1 to 2-week period is a foundational step in this process. It's about making small, manageable adjustments that the body can adapt to more easily. As progress is made, the sleep window can be adjusted to ensure it continues to meet your evolving sleep needs. Incorporating wind down time into your routine is critical for preparing your body and mind for sleep. How has adjusting your sleep schedule impacted your life? Let's share experiences and tips. #SleepTips #InsomniaFix #BetterSleep #vitalrest

When it comes to improving sleep and recovery, the checklist can feel endless. But instead of trying to do everything at once, focus on one! (and it's not the number of hours you sleep) Research has shown that the most impactful change you can make is maintaining a consistent sleep schedule. Some data have even suggested that irregular sleep timing may have a greater adverse impact on performance than insufficient sleep. Waking up and going to bed at the same time each day synchronizes your internal body clock, known as the circadian rhythm. This synchronization helps to optimize many physiological processes from hormone regulation and metabolic function to immune response. Plus, you'll achieve deeper, more restorative sleep cycles and gain some cognitive and emotional health benefits too. A consistent sleep-wake schedule may improve alertness, concentration, and mood stability, contributing to overall mental resilience and performance. What is your number 1 sleep optimization routine? #sleepweek #sleepawarenessweek #sleepbetter #nationalsleepweek #biostrap #sleeptracking

Are you getting enough sleep? Rest is essential for your body and brain. Read my blog to find out why not getting enough sleep is actually a very serious problem. And access personalized guidance: Sleep Deprivation Affects Everything! https://lnkd.in/eqKJYgux #EnergyMattersLLC #SelfcareSunday

Are you getting enough sleep? Rest is essential for your body and brain. Not getting enough sleep is actually a very serious problem. And access personalized guidance in my blog Sleep Deprivation Affects Everything! https://lnkd.in/eqKJYgux #EnergyMattersLLC

😴 What sleep issue do you have? 💤 Did you know your Gut Health DIRECTLY affects your sleep? 💤 We all know that your sleep is a MAJOR factor in your overall wellbeing. We have all experienced that night where you didn't get enough sleep and the next day you were snippy & easily agitated or just plain exhausted to do anything 💤 There are various different kinds of sleep issues caused by a huge amount of factors - the key is isolating your sleep issue & dealing with it 💤 Did you know that Heavy Metals (Toxic) can stay in the brain, move about and oxidise creating waves of toxic runoff. They short out electrical impulses which can disrupt the neurotransmitters that would send the correct sleep messages - this in turn can cause: 🛌 Erratic sleep 🛌 Not getting deep sleep 🛌 Not being able to fall asleep in the first place 🤜 Once you know this you can then take measures to support! 🤜 Like this if it was helpful! #goodnightsleep #restorativesleep #whycantisleep #icantfallasleep

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