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fall asleep (and stay asleep)

by Annie Forest / Sunday, 17 February 2019 / Published in News

Do you sleep well most of the time? Wake up feeling like you got enough sleep most mornings? Not me. I don’t ever remember being a person who slept hard or consistently, and I legit zombie-walked through about decade of rock star-level insomnia from 2007-2017. Meditation, Reiki, reading a book, sleep podcasts, audio books… they all sometimes worked, but I watched most of Battlestar Gallactica on Netflix between 1 and 5 am in the spring of 2012.

Sleep deprivation was destroying my fitness. My energy. My emotional balance.

I mentioned at a Z Health course one day how tired I was, and a coach there suggested I try some ice cream before bed. “HA!!!! Hilarious. Nope. That’s a great way to gain 20#, ya jerk,” thought I. But I tried it. And I tried a few other things. And I learned something equally amazing and obnoxious:

My metabolism and blood sugar, and my sun exposure almost 100% dictates my sleep.

Have you tried just about everything and still sleep like garbage?

  1. Consider the weather. Your circadian rhythms are dictated by light, and here in Wisconsin, it’s been a nasty few weeks. Consider getting a red light or going out for a walk if it’s juuuust nice enough to be outside. Know you’re not alone… most of us are dealing with it too.
  2. Consider your insides. I stumbled across this Facebook post from Kate Deering the other day that sums up most of the things that have gotten me where I am: sleeping pretty well and totally OK with the random nights I might struggle!! (Seriously. Where was this post like 5 years ago?)

I hope these are as helpful for you as they have been for me!!

“After one night of inadequate sleep, brain activity ramps up in pain-sensing regions while activity is scaled back in areas responsible for modulating how we perceive painful stimuli. This finding, published in JNeurosci, provides the first brain-based explanation for the well-established relationship between sleep and pain.”

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2019/…/190129093714.htm

“Here are 10 simple things you can do now to encourage a good night’s sleep:

read on!


Tagged under: Insomnia, Sleep, Wellness

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Anne Forest is an SFG II Kettlebell Instructor, 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher, Certified Personal Trainer, and Certified Z Health Practitioner specializing in the neurology of pain and performance and the intersection of corrective exercise and neurological change. She works with people in pain, helps athletes with goals of all shapes and sizes, and trains Strong First candidates on their path to certification.

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