The physiological benefits of sleep, effect on heart rate variability (HRV), impact of sleep deprivation & tips for a better nights sleep!
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Avoid heavy and/or processed foods within 2 hours of sleep. If you are recommending eating protein, as in animal protein, that is not recommended as that is very energy intensive for digestion, which is the last thing you want your body focused on late at night.
This is a time for the body to work on rebuilding and repairing.
Light/easy yoga/stretching and/or meditation and deep/relaxed breathing.
Also, darken your room (black-out shades are good) or wear eye shades to keep the light out and melatonin levels up.
Hi Pam. Good suggestions – thanks. With regard to protein, a high leucine content (eg whey protein) is recommended before sleep as it is easier to digest.
Two other good recommendations I heard recently were to use a very thin hypo-allergenic pillow (or none at all) and to lie on your non-dominant side as psychologically it makes you feel safer!