Sleep for thyroid health, part 3: wind-down routines

(This is part 3 of my series on sleep.  Click here for part 1:  why it matters for your health, and part 2:  embracing the dark.)

 

Establish a sleep-enhancing wind-down routine  

  • Make the decision to make sleep a priority for yourself.  It will really make a difference in your health and energy.
  • Start by choosing your bedtime (can you go to bed a bit earlier?) and start your wind-down routine 30-60 minutes before that.
  • Dim the lights in the house the last couple hours of the evening and wear your blue light-blocking glasses.  – see Part 2 tips
  • Avoid violent or suspenseful TV shows, and even the news (if you’re watching before your wind-down starts)
  • A warm shower or bath can be a relaxing part of your routine, and a way to release the accumulated energies of the day.
  • Turn off computers and TV and get into bed with a book instead (not the latest Stephen King or similarly stimulating page-turner!)
  • If possible, turn your phone off and put it in another room – some people are sensitive to the electromagnetic energy they emit.  Use an actual alarm clock instead.
  • Do your gratitude practice, briefly acknowledging all that you have and all that occurred during the day; set your grounding cord deep into the center of the earth; say your prayers.

Sleep well…

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