Can You Sleep When You're Dead?

If you wait until you're dead to sleep, you will get there a whole lot quicker! We Americans seem to be on the FreeWay to RIP. We are proud of functioning on minimal sleep for some strange reason.

When your body tells you it's tired, you can try to argue with it by say, drinking a cup of coffee or taking a dose of sugar. What happens when the stimulant wears off? I don't need to tell you that the crash is not fun. The problem comes in when this type of remedy becomes a habit.

There is no replacement for sleep. Do you know what your body runs on? It actually runs on electricity that you generate while in deep sleep. If you aren't sleeping, you are screwing yourself out of a full tank of gas! Now some people suffer from insomnia, but most of us just have bad habits when it comes to bedtime.

Bad ideas before bed:
-coffee and other stimulants
-too much television or computer
-exercise (though if done earlier in the day it can help)

Good ideas before bed:
-warm milk or tea
-dim lighting
-reading
-warm bath or shower

The biggest obstacle to a good nights sleep, however, is simply not valuing it enough. If staying well rested is not a top priority for you, then you will find there are many distractions that will keep you out of bed. If you need motivation to make it a top priority, how about:

-Sleep will prevent colds and flu
-Sleep helps you be patient
-Sleep makes you look younger
-Sleep enables you to think more clearly
-Sleep can actually cure many diseases!

Remember if you cause a sleep debt it may take twice as many good nights sleep to make up for what you lost. If you have a significant sleep debt, it could take you a very long time to catch up! So if you are tired, GO TO SLEEP!! Allow yourself the rest you need, no matter how much that is, and you will realize how active and fun life can be no matter what age you are.

Sleep is magic. So have a nice nap!
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