Unlocking Better Sleep: Why a Bedtime Routine is Your Best Friend

[video transcript] One of the best things you can do for sleep is to baby yourself. What do I mean by that? Well, when we were babies, we had a bedtime routine, and it doesn't change when we're adults. So often now, we have many distractions related to phones, to television, bright lights. These are all things that we need to minimize or put into a routine on a day-to-day basis so that we can calm down and get to bed.

It's just as easy as having a bedtime. If you're a parent or you remember what you did as a kid, you had dinner, you took a nice hot bath, and then you did a little reading, and then you went down to sleep. It's no different as an adult. You need to have what is called sleep hygiene — time to yourself to wind down from a very stressful day.

Sleep: The Importance of Winding Down

A lot of times, people tell me that they have trouble getting to sleep. But if you're distracted by bright lights, bringing your phone into your room, and you don't have a set routine that tells your body to wind itself down, of course, you're going to be up.

Now, there are other conditions that can cause you to stay awake, but let's cover the basics. If you want a little bit more of a plan so you can cover the basics when it comes to sleep and get your best night of sleep ever, and have a ton of energy:

Naturopathic medicine: your path to restful nights

Set up a free 15-minute discovery call with me. No one ever leaves that call without more information. In the meantime, you can tool around the website here, drdanwool.com, for some more information.