Tips to Sleep Well with a Stress Free Good Night Sleep

Written by Irina Wardas on August 19th, 2009

Have you been under a lot of stress lately? Do you have trouble falling asleep? How many hours do you normally sleep? If we want to feel and look fabulous, we need at least 8-hour sleep. Sleep helps reduce stress, moderate PMS symptoms, prevent headaches and migraines, speed up our metabolism, deal with hormonal imbalance, prevent breast cancer, reduce risk of heart disease, etc.

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As a Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor, I always remind my clients to take care of their stress level first, if they want to fall asleep faster and sleep longer.

Here are some more tips for you on how to reduce stress before going to bed:

1. Make to-do-list or write a Journal.

Journaling is one of the the best stress management tools and stress relief techniques. You can write in your journal twice a day (morning / evening reflections) or only once-in the evening. Always remember to acknowledge what you are grateful for and what you appreciate yourself for.

2. Take a relaxing bath.

–For trouble falling asleep

2 oz. passionflower leaves and flowers
1 oz. valerian root
1 oz. violet blossoms

--For peaceful, restful deep sleep

2 oz. hops flowers
1 oz. lavender blossoms
1 oz. Siberian-ginseng root

3. Have regular sex.

Numerous studies show that healthy sex life enhances your relationship, relaxes your body, releases ‘happy’ chemicals, helps lose some weight (30 to 50 calories in 30 minutes), and even promotes wellness as well as welcomes sleep.

4. Avoid things that interfere with sleep.

It is always important to remember what to avoid for a better sleep:

Caffeine
Alcohol
High-protein foods
High-fat foods
Intense physical activities in the evening
Cell phones

Don’t forget to read more tips on sleep in my article Eight Tips on How to Get a Better Sleep.

We need to have a good night sleep every day in order to be healthy, so let us take care of our sleep, shall we?
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Don’t forget to breathe, smile and be happy.

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