And when everything comes together, it’s like a hug in a mug. The cinnamon and cloves are warming and nostalgic. The chamomile tea cuts the sweetness of the apple juice a little and adds soft, floral notes. And I almost always drink some kind of sleepy time tea, like chamomile or passionflower.īut my endless urge to experiment in the kitchen recently led me to a delicious discovery: apple cider and chamomile tea are a match made in heaven! I usually try to drop mentally stimulating activities after 9 or so (like playing on my phone or the computer). A hot bath is really helpful, or reading a book, even meditating. Some things that haven’t worked for me, have worked for people I know-and that’s because everyone’s different.īut one thing that I think is pretty effective across the board is establishing a night-time routine that helps you wind down and leave the stress of the day behind. I’ve tried everything under the sun to help catch those much needed zzz’s. Revved up with a powerful immune system and metabolism.Strong, energized, and motivated to be physically active.Sharp, focused, and mentally productive.Sleep is 100% necessary in order for us to be: We need sleep to be healthy and happy and serve our purpose in the best way possible. Or make the Chancellor’s list 8 semesters in a row. Guard your sleep time, and don’t fall for the idea that it’s admirable to sacrifice it to get more done.Įven if you’re doing it to climb the corporate ladder. And if you’re not someone who suffers from insomnia, trust us when we tell you that it is. If you’re someone who suffers from insomnia, then you’re with me when I say SLEEP IS PRECIOUS. It was so persistent and unrelenting that during a bad stint, I was routinely getting about 3 total hours of sleep within a 3 day period. To make a long story short, my insomnia was (in a good month) making my life very uncomfortable, and at it’s worst, making my life unlivable. (We recently got some test results back that really fill in the missing puzzle pieces for what’s been going on these past few years.) I now know that my health issues (including my insomnia) are linked to hormonal imbalances in my body. When my health took a mysterious nosedive. Lots of people deal with insomnia, for a lot of different reasons: stress, drinking too much caffeine or alcohol, side effects from medications, etc.įor me, my insomnia began when we moved back to the states from Greece. I never knew how true that really was until I started dealing with insomnia a few years ago. Sometimes you have to have something taken away from you in order to really appreciate it.
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