Tired Of Being Tired?! READ THIS.

You can’t cheat sleep.


Over the years, we’ve learned to sacrifice sleep. I’ll just stay
up later, I’ll wake up earlier…


But, you’re actually sacrificing so much more than your sleep. By
shortchanging your sleep, you are compromising:


Your mood


Your performance


Your hormonal balance


Even your immunity


And, so much more…


We sat down and talked with Dr. Joseph Ojile of the Clayton Sleep
Institute in St. Louis and learned some things that will change
the way you think about sleep.


First, start thinking of sleep as a pitcher of water.


When you go to sleep at night, your pitcher is empty. While you
sleep, you are filling up that pitcher with water, or energy.


As you go throughout your day, you are emptying out that pitcher.


If you are sleep deprived, you are pouring from an empty cup.


If you are constantly moving around your sleep/wake times, your
hormones can’t keep up. They’re misaligned. It’s as if you got on
a plane and flew to Paris. You’ve effectively given yourself jet
lag and you didn’t even get to see the Eiffel Tower.


Dr. Ojile gave us so much great intel, including:


The positive results they’ve seen from low dose melatonin
(Exactly how much to take and when to take it)

How sleep and weight loss are related

How much sleep you need (it’s written in your genetic code)

What to do when stressors wake you up in the middle of the
night



AND, you know what's crazy? Most of us are doing the exact
OPPOSITE of what we need to be doing and, in effect, we are
training our brain to continue to keep waking us up in the middle
of the night.


While 2020 has been a challenging year, many people have used it
to really dig down into better sleep habits, exploring what works
best for them. Don’t expect bad sleep habits to be fixed
overnight. Just like with exercise and diet, it takes consistency
and stability.


We’ve jam-packed all this intel and more into this podcast for
you!


The Clayton Sleep Institute is a leader in diagnosing and
treating a full range of sleep disorders, providing both
in-clinic and home sleep tests. Talk to your doctor about seeing
them because – at the end of the day - sleep is the most basic
form of self-care.


Learn more about them at claytonsleep.com.


Again, so appreciate you taking the time to listen to our
podcasts and share your thoughts, ideas, and comments.  And,
if you have any topics you would like us to discuss in future
podcasts, please email me and let me know.  The best ideas
always come from you.


Much love, xoxo


Smiles, 
Lors