Low Carb Mag July 2015 | Page 42

that it’s crucial to get yourself to sleep before 11 o’clock. I think a lot of healing in our bodies take place between that 10 and 2 window and like you said, the melatonin window, everything just functions so much better when you can sleep. 7 and 9 in the morning can help sort of offset that to a certain degree. If you have a restless night but you can stay in bed and go back to sleep between 7 and 9, that can really be helpful but that’s not something you need to do on a regular basis. One option if your sleep does get kind of messed and you’ve missed out on that window, being able to cat-like sleep between What you really need to be doing is getting to bed, setting really good sleep hygiene. I always say, no TVs in bedrooms. Your bedrooms should be for sleep and sex only. Also, make your bedroom beautiful. Make it like a place where you really want to be in and relax. Keep your lighting down, no overhead lighting. Keep your lighting really low at night. If you’re going to be on electronics, use the amber-tinted lens at night to block the blue light. There are all these things that you can do and just keep it quiet,