3 Simple Strategies to Sleep Better

There are numerous recovery benefits of quality sleep. Some of the most important include repairing and strengthening tissue and muscle, flushing brain and body toxins and cellular waste, consolidation of neural inputs to enhance learning and memory, and increasing human growth hormone to fight infection and promote cellular repair.

Adequate sleep also has a synergistic effect on other lifestyle choices. When we sleep well, we are more likely to make healthier food choices, exercise, behave in prosocial ways, experience positive mood states, and improve work productivity. Insufficient sleep (less than 7 hours), on the other hand, is associated with negative health outcomes, a poorer immune response, decreased mood state, and less healthy lifestyle behaviors.

According to Dr. Merrill Mitler, neuroscientist at the National Institute of Health, “sleep services all aspects of our body in one way or another: molecular, energy balance, as well as intellectual function, alertness and mood.”

Have you been struggling to get a good night’s rest and failing to take advantage of the restorative benefits of quality sleep? If so, there are some simple actions you can take today to begin sleeping better tonight.