Sleep and your mental health
Our fast-paced society favours long work hours and busy schedules, meaning sleep is often the first element to fall off our priority list when trying to achieve more throughout the day. But the importance of sleep shouldn’t be underestimated.
If there was a prescription available that could reduce our risk of chronic disease, improve mental health, energy levels, immune function, body composition, social interaction, concentration and focus, we would all jump at the chance to get our hands on it. Adequate sleep can elicit all of these benefits.
Try these sleep-focused ways to TAKE 15 at the end of the day before you climb into bed:
Grab yourself a warm drink and your book to switch off
Try a pre-bed yoga sequence, to help the mind and body to unwind
Treat yourself to a warm bath – this can relax and can help to signal your body to begin to initiate sleep
Meditate – apps like Calm, Headspace, and videos on YouTube provide guided sessions too
Consider the use of bedtime self-hypnosis tracks
