3 Ways To Boost Your Energy…By Sleeping

Are you waking up exhausted still? Maybe you’ve slept 10-12 hours and yet you still don’t feel recharged? If this is the case then these 3 tips can help you get a more restful and energy recharging sleep.

Develop a bedtime routine. The first thing I would recommend is developing a nighttime routine. Just as most newborn babies need to be trained to sleep, you may need the same thing. For instance, to train a newborn to get used to sleeping at a certain time, you might want to start with a bath at 6:00 everyday. After the bath you then change them into their pajamas and give them a nighttime bottle. After than you may move the baby to their room and then read them a bedtime story. Finally you put them to bed.

We also can benefit from the same type of bedtime routine. In today’s world we are running around like crazy and some of us keep very unusual hours. This makes the body very confused and can lead to stress and fatigue. 7 out of 10 times as I work with people, they start feeling an immediate surge in energy because they have developed a simple nighttime routine. Some gotchas: forget the TV to get you sleepy. Research shows that screens such as TV screens or computer screens can decrease the production of melatonin which is what gets you sleepy.

Second, limit the amount of sugar and caffeine you take in. The Starbucks generation type living is running down our bodies at an alarming rate. Studies now clearly show that caffeine and sugar are not reliable sources of energy. Yet we act like its our only source. If you need coffee to get going in the morning, you may be relying too heavily on caffeine for your energy. The only problem is when it wears out you may dip into a fatigue lull or valley. Get your energy from reliable sources ” proteins, carbs, etc. something that will give you that staying power throughout your day.

As our cortisol levels rise and drop though out the day we tend to use the crutch of caffeine, sugar, or other stimulants to raise them up again. This does artificially stimulate our energy levels, but at a cost. Cortisol levels are not meant to remain high for long periods of time. In fact high cortisol levels cause chronic or adrenal fatigue. Furthermore, it can lead to an insomnia, hyperglycemia, and brain fog. Not only will it affect your energy levels in the short run and the long run, but it is also linked to weight gain especially around the middle of your body. And finally, caffeine can stay with you for up to 12 to 14 hours. If you want better sleep and more importantly, you want to feel rejuvenated from your sleep, watch the sugar and caffeine intake.

The final tip for getting a recharging sleep is something most people have never really considered. Clean up your bedroom. This may seem like a weird way to ensure you get a good nights rest but just try it. You’ll feel positive energy emitting from yourself after cleaning your room. If you’ve ever had a ton of dishes or a messy desk that you’ve cleaned you may remember how much nicer it looked when you were done and how refreshing it was to see it organized. That refreshing feeling was a real thing. It was a form of emotional stress relief.

Eastern medicine and teachings teach us that we gain an immense amount of energy from our environment. Western culture is now starting to see the validity of such teachings. If we are constantly in a disorganized and cluttered environment, we often feel very unorganized and cluttered in our own lives. Interestingly, this is especially true for ones bedroom. Because the bedroom is considered to be the room that is closest and most private to you, it is one of the most important places to keep organized and uncluttered. Did you ever consider that the things that are closest to your heart end up affecting you the most?

Furthermore, psychologists say that the thoughts you have before drifting off to bed at night and the ones you have when you first wake up are the most important of the day. By clearing up the clutter in your bedroom and life, you will surely have better, more positive, and happier thoughts getting in and out of bed. This tip is a difficult one for people to grasp, but if you just try it and then pay close attention to your energy levels, you will notice a surge of energy coming from such a small choir. Clean your bedroom and then keep it clean. It is worth it.

By developing a nighttime routine, watching the caffeine and sugar you put into your body, and by cleaning up the clutter in your lives, especially in the bedroom, you are sure to see positive personal energy flow into your life.

Gerry Geneva is a personal energy coach and expert. He specializes in beating adrenal fatigue, a common debilitating syndrome causing millions of Americans to feel exhausted all the time.