I have discussed the absolute importance of sleep before in previous Blog Posts, but I thought I would touch on this topic again today with more important points.
The ‘quantity’ of sleep you get is important, but if you spend a couple of hours tossing and turning before you get to sleep, as well as waking up too early worrying about the stresses of the day ahead, then how effective was this night of rest???
You see the QUALITY of your sleep is far more important. Getting into that deep REM sleep is critical for the production of growth hormone, testosterone, reduction of the stress hormone cortisol, fat oxidation and many other restorative processes.
And, unfortunately, as we age, we produce less of the sleep hormone Melatonin, and find it harder to get that awesome night’s sleep.
Added to this of course is the fact that we are more stressed than ever in today’s fast paced society, so elevated cortisol ends up keeping us awake too!
Fortunately, I have found several products that can really help counter this. ATP Science’s CortRX, Switch Nutrition’s Adrenal Switch and Melatonin.
Some of the key ingredients include powerful naturally occurring herbs that can help lower inflammation & cortisol such as Turmeric, Schisandra, Withania, Rhodiola and Ashwaghanda.
The Melatonin I get from my Doctor is prescribed and in a 5mg capsule.
I take 3 capsules of CortRX close to bedtime, 1 scoop of Adrenal Switch just before bed as well as the Melatonin capsule.
It should be noted that I don’t take Melatonin everyday, usually 2-3 times per week, as you don’t want your own body to stop producing this hormone naturally.
And, as mentioned in an earlier Blog, I put on my eye pillow mask, at around 3am to keep things as dark as possible. This might seem a bit weird, but I can guarantee that it will get you back off to deep sleep as that sun starts to rise and light filters into your bedroom.
One side effect of this quality sleep is that you will start having incredibly vivid & epic dreams that seem to last forever.
For me, I love these dreams and look forward to them every night!!!
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PS: The link below takes you to another good article written by my physiotherapist, Matt from Central Baldivis Physiotherapy
http://baldivisphysiotherapy.com.au/sleep-the-underestimated-healing-wonder/
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