How To Prepare For A Good Night's Sleep Essay

Another important cornerstone of healthy living is that of getting adequate rest and quality sleep each day. We are transitioning to a lifestyle that promotes better health and greater harmony, and we must keep in mind that relaxation and quality sleep will contribute greatly to allowing our body to begin to heal and to renew itself from all the harm that has been done to it in the past.
Consequently, fatigue is a sign that our body, mind, emotions and spirit are healing coming into equilibrium. Even though this tiredness is temporary, it is important to be kind and gentle with ourselves and simplify our schedule even further in order to listen to our body.

Preparations for a Good Night’s Sleep

Preparations for a good night’s rest begin in mid afternoon by not consuming any beverages with caffeine for the rest of the day if you have not already eliminated the caffeine habit. Toward the end of your workday, begin to tie up loose ends at work and leave all you anxious thoughts and cares, if any, at your workplace. Eliminate unnecessary activities and organize your errands and housekeeping chores beforehand so that on most days you can slow your pace and begin to unwind as the day winds down.
Plan to eat a sensible delicious dinner early in the evening or at least three hours before bedtime. Your biggest meal of the day should be your

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It is best if we are resting or preferably asleep at this time. It is very important that our body is not using up precious energies trying to digest a heavy meal that we ate late at night. If this is the case, it will store fat instead of metabolizing it and will not be able to cleanse, repair and renew itself as nature intended. In addition, in the early morning hours beginning at about 2 a.m. beneficial hormones are being released and our body is healing and renewing our nervous system and other organs from the damage done by