3 SIMPLE IDEAS FOR BETTER SLEEP

1. Close Your Mouth

• Stop eating/snacking after a certain time
• No caffeine 10 hours before bedtime
• No food/snacks 2 hours before bedtime
• No liquids 2 hours before bedtime

2. Set the Alarm

• Mine is 8pm… 2 hours before bedtime
• It’s a trigger in your mind to shift gears from whatever it is you’re doing to get ready for bed.
• It begins a routine created to settle your down for a good night’s sleep

3. Digital Curfew

• Shut down all the electronics
• TV, smart phone, iPad
• What are you missing? Probably nothing!

Read a book. Listen to a podcast. Settle into an evening routine * 2 hours minimum before bed

The Key is Consistency

• You don’t do this for a few nights and quit if things don’t work.
• Give it 2 weeks minimum… every night.
• Same Closed Mouth. Same Evening Alarm. Same Digital Curfew.
• Monitor your sleep - Make a simple chart
• Check off all 3 each night.

Record your “lights out” time. Record when you wake up. Record how much sleep you got. Record how you felt every morning “Great” - “OK” - “Not So Good"

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