Two Keys for Better Sleep
Before the light-bulb was invented, Americans averaged nine hours of sleep a night. But since then, our sleep has dropped to just six and three quarters hours.
That much sleep loss is easily costing us 30% of the energy we'd otherwise have!
But when it comes to how much sleep we each need, one size doesn't fit all. Just as we all have different shoe sizes, we all need different amounts of sleep to be at our best. To find out what you personally need, turn off your alarm clock and cancel any morning obligations you have for a few days. You'll find out soon enough how much sleep you truly need to feel optimally rested.
My best advice on getting optimal sleep?
1. Prioritize Making Time for Enough Sleep
Allow yourself enough time to get the sleep your body needs. Do this by cutting out time-wasting activities from your daily routine that you don't really enjoy, and maybe even make you feel bad. Watching depressing news stories or browsing though hate-filled media are good examples of that. You might even consider skipping business meetings when you aren't really needed (assuming that won't get you fired, divorced or homeless :-)
2. Use Nutritional Supplements Sleep Aids
If you have trouble falling or staying asleep, these two supplements (taken individually or together) can leave most people sleeping like kittens:
- Melatonin EP120™ 10 mg. Using a sustained-release melatonin, such as this one, is, can help you not only fall asleep, but stay asleep.
- Fatigued to Fantastic!™ Revitalizing Sleep Formula. This is a powerful, yet gentle mix of six sleep promoting herbs and nutrients. They include Valerian, passionflower, lemon balm, hops, 5-HTP, and theanine.
For severe and resistant sleep problems associated with fatigue, brain fog, and widespread pain, consider the possibility you may have fibromyalgia. My book, From Fatigued to Fantastic, is a guide to those with CFS or fibromyalgia on how to recover your energy, become pain-free, and get a full night's sleep.
Love & Blessings,
Dr. T
Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. is one of the world's leading integrative medical authorities on fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. He is the lead author of eight research studies on their effective treatments, and has published numerous health & wellness books, including the bestseller on fibromyalgia From Fatigued to Fantastic! and The Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Solution. His newest book (June 10, 2024) is You Can Heal From Long COVID. Dr. Teitelbaum is one of the most frequently quoted fibromyalgia experts in the world and appears often as a guest on news and talk shows nationwide including Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, Oprah & Friends, CNN, and Fox News Health.
