Trouble sleeping?
Don’t you hate it when don’t get a good night’s sleep and you can’t function properly the next day? It is harder to perform tasks, you make more mistakes, it increases your chances of having an accident and if you are regularly getting insufficient sleep you are more likely to develop long-term health conditions.
Sleep is one of the most important things you can do for both your physical and mental health. Sleeping well improves memory, performance, productivity, concentration and mood and it makes you feel more alert and energetic. It also allows your body to recover and repair itself as well as many other functions whilst you are asleep.
Studies have shown that increasing your magnesium levels improves sleep by helping you fall asleep faster, staying asleep longer, reducing your nighttime awakenings, regulating your circadian rhythms and increasing your levels of naturally circulating melatonin. To keep your magnesium levels at the optimum level so you can get that much-needed sleep ensure you apply our Magnesium Spray twice a day.
Here are some more tips to get a better night’s sleep:
Ensure your bedroom is completely dark with absolutely no light showing. It needs to be pitch black. Put on a sleep mask if you cannot control the light in your room.
You need a cool room because your body temperature needs to drop by 1 degree to be able to fall asleep and a cooler room makes it easier to fall and stay asleep. Open your window if possible or regulate your heating or cooling to have your bedroom sitting at a temperature between 16 and 20 degrees Celsius.
Have a bath or shower within two hours of bedtime because it is another way to drop your core body temperature which is a circadian signal to your body to fall asleep and coincides with the release of the sleep hormone melatonin.
Follow a bedtime routine so you go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day. Your body responds to routines and you will sleep much better if you follow a routine compared to going to bed at various times each night. Also, try and follow the same routine leading up to bedtime (eg. 20 minutes before) so your body knows that you are preparing yourself for sleep.
Avoid caffeine after 3 p.m. or at least 6 hours before bedtime because caffeine has a massive impact on sleep disturbance.
Avoid alcohol before bed because this is also a sleep disrupter.
In the morning try and get some natural light as early as possible in the day to help set your circadian rhythm which will help you sleep better that night.
Ensure you exercise each day because this will help you fall asleep at night.
If you need a nap during the day ensure it is not too late in the day and it is kept short so it does not interrupt your night-time sleep.
Two suggested bedtime routines using our products to help you get a good night’s sleep:
Within two hours of bedtime run yourself a bath (or foot bath), add in our Pure Magnesium Bath Flakes and a dropperful of our Sleep Flower Essence Drops, climb in and feel yourself relax as you immerse yourself in the soothing warm water. When you have finished soaking, towel dry and apply our Magnesium Spray to your stomach or feet, pop on your favourite pyjamas and mist yourself and your bedroom with our Sleep Flower Essence Mist before jumping into bed and drifting off to sleep. Check out The Ultimate Sleep Bundle to save.
When you are busy and don’t have time for a bath before bed you can simply apply our Magnesium Spray to your stomach or feet, take 7 drops of our Sleep Flower Essence Drops and mist yourself and the bedroom with our Sleep Flower Essence Mist. If you have a particularly busy mind that night, then you can also take our Calming Flower Essence Drops or use our Calming Flower Essence Mist for the added benefit of helping you switch off.
Let Mother Nature work its magic to help you sleep well.
