Good Sleep: One of the Most Powerful Health Practices You Can Follow
One of the most beneficial practices you can follow is to leverage the power of constructive habits. Good habits can improve your overall quality of life, including increased health and productivity.
What is one of the most, if not THE most, important health habit you can adopt? The habit of getting sufficient, good quality sleep. We often look externally for the answers and resources to our health and fitness-related challenges. What supplement should I take? What new exercise regime or gizmo should I follow or use, but the most powerful ergogenic, health and beauty aide available to humans is free...and completely controlled by you.
Yes I know, it can be very difficult to get enough sleep. There's just too much to do and not enough hours in the day. And if you are stressed out by a hectic schedule, work pressures, family responsibilities, or health issues, you may have difficulty relaxing and getting to sleep. Deep breathing can help you out immensely. Take five to ten complete, gentle breaths, in and out through your nose. This immediately helps you relax. If you are lying in bed, you can place your index finger about three inches below your navel as a cue. Breathe into the spot your index finger is touching. As you inhale, imagine soothing blue air filling your lungs. As you exhale, imagine you are exhaling all the tension, worries and emotions from the day. As you continue to breathe, visualize the soothing blue air filling your entire body. Feel your muscles relax and lengthen. Feel your entire body and relax and melt into the bed.
Think positive thoughts. Rather than rehash the problems or failures of the day, think and feel gratitude for the people and things in your life, as well as for the good things that are coming into your life.
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