20th January – caffeine
Try Reducing your caffeine intake. I love my coffee, I really do, especially first thing in the morning. And, I’m not alone – apart from oil, coffee is the most traded commodity in the world. But the caffeine in it can be a problem because of the effect it has on sleep, and the subsequent effects on the rest of our health. Caffeine makes it more difficult to fall asleep, and once asleep, if we have caffeine in our system, the quality of the sleep that we do get is poorer. ⏰Caffeine stays in our system for a long time. If you have a cup of coffee, approximately half of…
19th January – get enough sleep
Get the right amount of sleep for your needs 😴 ⏰The average person needs 7-9hours sleep per night. Unfortunately there is no test that can tell you how much sleep you need, and it does vary depending on what else is happening in your body – for example, you need more sleep if you are unwell. What happens if you don’t get enough sleep?❗️In the short term, your ability to function decreases – you become less coordinated, and less able to think clearly. For example, if you are awake for a whole 24hours, your functional ability is reduced to the same as someone who has a blood alcohol level at…
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18th January – gratitude
Be thankful A daily gratitude practice at the end of the day really helps me to reflect on the day and be mindful of the positive things that happened during my day. Our brains are hard-wired for survival, we are pre-programmed to be alert and on the look-out for threats – this was how we as a species have survived and evolved through the last 100,000 years. However, it does mean that we automatically tend to focus more on the negatives, and conversely we discount the positives as less important, so we are less likely to remember good things. In fact, we tend to remember 6 negative things for every…
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