Top 4 Tips For A Restful Nights Sleep in Midlife

Getting a restful night sleep is a challenge for most women in midlife. 

Just ask me or any one of my clients!

Between midlife changes in the body and the challenges of peri menopause, menopause and post menopause, I'm here to support you in getting a better night sleep and feeling more rejuvenated starting tonight.

Why better sleep is so important for women in midlife

• bolster our immune system
• lowers risk for disease
• improves cognitive function
• reduces stress
• helps maintain a healthy weight
• lessens breakouts
• allows for skin repair and cell renewal
• supports mental health
• boosts the production of collagen
• helps skin stay hydrated, which contributes to firmness
• helps to reduce pain sensitivity
• enhances our performance capacity and overall, wellbeing. 

This is when our bodies recharge and regenerate.

Sleep gives us more energy and improves our mood and libido.    


Top 4 Tips For A Restful Nights Sleep in Midlife

TIP #1: Foods and Liquids 
Avoid stimulants like caffeine and alcohol, as well as spicy foods, which may cause sweating, exacerbate night sweats, and keep you awake.

​Likewise, you may think that alcohol will help you relax and fall asleep, but it can disturb your sleep later on. It's best to not have any liquid 2 hours before bed. 

Stay hydrated: Lemons are full of bioactive compounds that help your heart, blood vessels, blood sugar, digestion issues and hot flashes during menopause. (actually, during all seasons of life). 

Coconut Water is a natural isotonic drink alternative is packed with essential nutrients like potassium, magnesium, and calcium all essential minerals that help replenish electrolytes lost through sweating and provide a refreshing burst of hydration.

{{For my personal recommendation on the best quick drink for YOU to have before bed, you can connect with me HERE AND I can also share a personalized wellness guide.}}


Tip #2: Have one ounce of protein before bed as a snack (if you crave a snack!)

Ideas are: organic turkey breast or the egg white of a hardboiled egg. (Save the yoke for the morning, I love it left over on sour dough toast.)

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Tip #3: Start dimming lights 2 hours before bedtime.

Set stage for a restful night sleep. Studies indicate that lights with shorter wavelengths like blue lights suppress melatonin while dim lights and lights with longer wavelengths like red lights help us sleep more soundly. 

Tip #4: Practice Light Energy Techniques
As a Certified Light Master, I've seen amazing transformations in sleep from a few simple practices that I share with clients.

If you cannot get outdoors, light energy visualization techniques do make for a healthy alternative to help relieve sleep issues, including seasonal affective disorders, change of seasons... this is a healthy alternative to forest bathing.

(What is Forest Bathing? OHHH, you'll love it! You can receive a powerful technique that I find works best for my midlife clients as well as support on better sleep and feeling your best, in a {free} Light Up Your Sleep in Midlife call >> Schedule here <<)

Shine Bright in this Amazing Season of Your Life.

xoxo, 
Deborah