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For as long as I can remember, I’ve relied on sound to put me to sleep.
And I don’t mean soft lullabies or soothing violin music.
By sound, I mean the voices of my parents talking outside the tent when we camped as a young family. When I was 12, I remember falling asleep to the chatter of talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael on the radio.
As a newlywed, I would ask my husband to read his college economics textbook at night if I had a hard time falling asleep (worked like a charm!) For the past few years, my favorite podcasts will put me dormant in less than two minutes.
Lately, nursing my newborn, Sophie, gives me the surge of the hormone prolactin which often puts me in a deeply relaxed state.
I recently read a new e-book by Dr. Sarah Ballantyne that outlines the many problems we face by not getting a good night’s sleep. Even skin issues, like psoriasis, were listed. Beyond the skin, though, Dr. Sarah blames interruption of, or lack of, sleep as a major disruptor toward the healing of chronic illness. It’s more than changing your diet, activities, or lifestyle stress.
You need to change the way you sleep.
Don’t discount a good night’s sleep as part of the remedy to improving your health. Dr. Sarah says, “The point of this e-book is simple: If you are making changes to your diet and/or lifestyle with the goal of improved and lifelong health, putting sleep at the top of your priority list may be the single best thing you can do to guarantee success.”
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If it’s time to improve your sleep, check out this e-book. I should warn you that it’s big on science (it’s 280+pages long… many of those pages include research and biology that might actually put you to sleep…). But if digging into the “why” overwhelms you, just focus on the “how”.
Dr. Sarah suggests alternatives to store-bought sleep aid medicines if you’ve been relying on those. My favorite section of the e-book is the Sleep Checklist, which includes a 2 page checklist of things you can do to improve the quality (and amount) of sleep. A bonus is the 14 Day Sleep Challenge that begins the first Sunday of every month and includes 14 days of email tips, plus a private Facebook group for accountability.
Is this e-book for you?* It includes:
- 280+ pages explaining the science of sleep and how sleep affects your health
- a carefully outlined checklist to suggest ways to improve your surroundings, activities and mood to prepare for a better night’s sleep
- 14 days of tips to act on, beginning March 6th, as part of the Sleep Challenge
- Facebook challenge group
- Pre-challenge Quiz to give you a sleep score
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The 14 Day Sleep Challenge begins the first Sunday of each month.
Quick Facts about the Go To Bed program:
- Over 280 pages packed with information, tips, tricks, and inspiration!
- The most comprehensive summary of the relationship between sleep and your health ever created.
- Every scientifically-validated tip and trick for improving your sleep.
- A variety of ways for tracking and evaluating your sleep so you can measure your progress!
- Learn how much sleep you actually need and how to get it!
- Improve your sleep in just 14 easy steps!
- 14-Day Sleep Challenge program: add one simple step each day of the challenge!
- Group challenges hosted monthly with dedicated Facebook and Instagram communities
- Optional daily emails for 14-Day Go To Bed Challenge
- Troubleshooting strategies for common sleep challenges
- Recharge your life with better sleep!
- Printer-friendly design
- Over 250 scientific references
- 20 pages of “printables”
*full disclosure: MadeOn is an affiliate of this e-book program.