Why Am I So Tired?
Why Am I So Tired?
How often do you say to yourself “I am so tired!”?
I am seeing a tremendous focus on sleep and sleep deprivation today as our lifestyles have become more efficient, allowing us to work longer to create greater results. But we must ask ourselves if these results are truly greater? Or are we working longer because we are sleep deprived and it takes more hours to achieve our results?
The Make America Healthy Again movement is zeroing in on the health of the young people in this country in relation to sleep. Dr. Jeffrey Rose, a sleep specialist, says there is right now chronic sleep deprivation across the country, specifically in students. “Teenagers, ages 13-17, should sleep 8-10 hours per 24 hours, according to the Center for Disease Control. We need to give kids an opportunity to get nine hours of sleep, which is impossible right now.”
Think about the benefits more sleep gives:
*Stronger Immune System/Less Sickness
*More Focus/Less Accidents
*Higher Performance/Less Stress
Research shows that poor sleep costs the US over $400 billion annually in lost productivity, doubles cancer risk, and accelerates Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Peter Diamandis suggests seven proven strategies to optimize your sleep and extend your lifespan. Perhaps you can adapt some or all of these to enhance your sleep and the sleep of your family!
“Lock in Your Sleep Schedule.
Aim for the same bedtime every night; your body craves consistency. Decide what works for you and stick to it.
Master the Pre-Sleep Temperature Drop.
Your body drops 2-3 degrees to activate melatonin. A warmer room disrupts this. Sleep colder, sleep deeper to maximize your deep sleep cycles.
Create a Wind-Down Ritual for a Certain Time.
This is a time to start to dim lights and turn off all screens.
Hack Your Light Exposure.
Reset your circadian rhythm for optimal hormone production by ‘rising and sleeping with the sun’ (not TV programs).
Time Your Last Meal.
Eating too close to bedtime disturbs your sleep and your body’s cellular night cleaning crew. Stop eating two hours before bedtime.
Cut Out Caffeine after 12 pm.
Caffeine has a half-life of 4-10 hours. A 6 pm pick-me-up coffee can still be partying in your system at 10 pm!
Track It.”
In other words, measure. As my husband, John Ellsworth, often tells clients “If you measure it, you can understand it. If you understand it, you can control it. If you control it, you can improve it.”
“Sleep is Mother Nature’s best effort yet at immortality.”
Dr. Matt Walker
“If you measure something, you can understand it. If you understand it, you can control it, and if you can control it, you can improve it.” The same holds true in your monthly budgeting.
The reality is that it is nearly impossible to complete & follow a monthly budget without improving your overall financial position. There are several reasons for this, so I would challenge you to do this.
First, just developing a budget for yourself will raise your awareness of what you have for revenue or income sources and then also boost your cognizance of how much you are spending each month. Next, you will come to grips with the reality of one of three facts. Either you need to boost your income sources, reduce your outgoing expenditures or, thank goodness, if you have more income than expenses, you can then save some money. Of course, this is fantastic! You just need to determine where you will store or invest those extra funds each month…
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