Get Healthy Now How Does Stress Affect Your Sleep What Can You Change

Good morning and welcome to Get Healthy Now. It appears that so many people are suffering from stress these days which shows in their actions, reactions, lack of commitment, exhaustion, the way they drive, lack of focus, etc.

My name is Denise Thomson and I am qualified to talk about this with my background in the medical field for over 50 years, being a wife of 42 years in a few months, mom, educator and health professional, as well as best selling author of a stress reduction book.  c c cnx

Today I really want to address how Stress Affects Our Sleep and what we can do about it.

Signs: Stress affects your deep sleep... p. 25

Tips On How to Sleep Beter and Not Be Affected By Stress:

Morning and Evening Routine:

Stages of Sleep: One Sleep Cycle includes 4 stages and the REM 

Why We Sleep: 10,000 years ago, everything we did was determined by our circadian rhythm. During the dayight, we were highly productive at the full-time job or surviving. Dark - sleep.

Artificial light changed everything.

Our performance is affected.

Lead to weight-gain

Adversity impact learning and memory

Compromise your immune system

Elevate your blood presure

Increase inflammation

Shorten lifespan

Create symptoms of ADHD

Contribute to mental and emotional health issues

Are You Getting Enough Sleep?

Bright Line Curfews

Evening Ritual and Twilight

Bedtime Ritual in the Twighlight Hour

Caffeine

The Stress and Anxiety Factor

Breathing

Stop Challenge Choose

Meditate for 5 min

etc.

Gift: health reset strategy session, e-newsletter

coachdenise@ctdigest.net   BTR ...

Until next week, stay happy, healthy and empowered.