Focus on improving your sleep so that your neuro immune system can restore itself
Sleep is as important to your body as diet and exercise. Sleep will keep you healthy, productive, optimistic and energetic
The benefits of sleep are:
It lowers your risk for serious health problems including Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
Sleep helps one maintain a healthy weight and make better decisions.
One should use bedroom only for sleep. Make your bedroom sleep sanctuary quiet and relaxing.
One should not use screens for at least a half hour before sleeping. The blue light of screen does not enhance sleep and increases cortisol levels
Avoid caffeine in afternoon and evening.
Keep phone in another room so that you do not use screen at night
Don’t go to be unless you are sleepy.
Aim to Exercise regularly, chose relaxing modes of exercise that encourage deep breathing such as mindfulness tai chi, qi gong and Yoga
Try exercise early in morning to ensure circadian rhythm.
Sleep efficiently.
Sleep Efficiency=Time in bed-time slept
Target 90 % of sleep efficiency
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