Why should sleep be a priority in your resolution list ?

It’s likely you make a New Year’s Resolution every year. It’s a common tradition, and if you’re not consciously announcing your goals as resolutions, you’re likely creating a mental note to live a healthier and happier 2023. Your goals, whether labeled a resolution or not, are generally the same as everyone else’s goals. You want to get into better shape, lose weight, create more financial success or find more energy to do the things you love.

 Want to make a healthy New Year’s resolution? Try getting more sleep!

 Did you know that making sleep a priority can help you maintain and achieve those goals that you set for yourself? Sleep is one of the most overlooked parts of our day, yet the benefits of good sleep have an impact on all areas of our waking lives. So let’s have a look at how sleep should be our top resolution this year and every year!

 Sleep is our brain’s opportunity to sort through all of the new information that we take in each day. By skipping out on sleep, we hinder our brain’s ability to be able to create enough space for new learning and memories.Getting enough sleep can also help with other health issues such as weight gain, back pain, and other health disorders. For example, getting enough sleep can help with managing our food intake. The body’s response to eating food changes when sleep is restricted causing our bodies to take on weight more easily. As little as one week of restricted sleep is associated with glucose (sugar) levels approaching pre-diabetic levels.

 Mental health and wellbeing

There is a strong link between sleep and positive mental health. A lack of sleep can often be associated with common mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. Your brain processes your emotions whilst asleep. When we dream, working through our emotions is partly what our brain is doing. Sleep can therefore understandably help us to deal with certain emotions. Good quality sleep allows us to recognise and process how life events have impacted us and made us feel. If you are constantly lacking in sleep, it may be that you are more prone to struggle to deal with certain emotions. Wakefulness also links to the stress hormone cortisol, which is present when we are stressed or anxious.

Invest in a quality mattress

Having a mattress that supports your spine will not only keep you from tossing and turning all night, but it will allow you to sleep deeper and with less pain. Our mattresses and bed frames locate pressure points through micro-stimulation movements and auto-adjust your body to immediately relieve any pain. You can let the mattress do the work so you can stick to your resolution.

Consider your sleep quality.

While getting sufficient sleep is a step in the right direction, your sleep also needs to be good quality. Overhaul your sleep hygiene, ditch the screens at bedtime and introduce a relaxing wind-down routine to your evening.

It Feels great to Get Better Rest

It’s important not to lose sight of all the positive results of getting great sleep. On days when you’ve gotten quality rest, take a few moments to reflect on how good you’re feeling. Maybe you feel more mental clarity, can make quicker decisions, and are more productive at work. Or perhaps you feel more energetic with your kids and family and can get more done around the house than normal. Remembering these moments will make it easier to motivate yourself when the urge to dump your healthy sleep resolution for a few extra hours of time awake in the evening kicks in later in the year.

Rest and restore

Sleep helps the body to recover, repair and regenerate. With that in mind, sleep is important to help with things such as exercise performance and abilities. Without sleep, exercise is less valuable to our physical well being. Recovery and sleep are essential to progress and get the full benefits out of the activity we do. Sleep also repairs your muscles, making that muscle pain after a workout fade. Sleep contributes to repopulating your energy levels for the next challenge. If you plan to work on your fitness for 2023, then sleep is essential to reach your full fitness potential.

Finally, talk to your doctor about your sleep

All of these tips may work for some and may absolutely fail for others. Either way, it is important to discuss your sleep patterns with your doctor. Having difficulty sleeping can be a sign of other underlying health problems.

 

We hope you are now convinced to give priority to your sleep time in 2023. We are here to assist you on your journey towards better sleep and a healthier lifestyle, providing you with education and carefully selected products. Discover our range here. Getting enough sleep keeps us from getting sick, stops weight gain, gives us more energy to be active, and positively affects our moods. Sleep is the most natural “cure-all” Make sure you are getting enough of it in 2023. Happy New Year!

 

After all, you deserve all the amazing benefits that good quality sleep can bring. If you are ready to shop, please visit American Life Mattress !!