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In the previous topranked wellness tip we used Stevie Wonder’s metaphor of “Songs in the Key of Life” to explain that the biological clock mirrors patterns, cycles and rhythms in the environment  in the same way that the oceans, the seasons and the 24 hour day cycles takes it ques in the form of  ebb and flow, the  seasonal patterns as well as the day and night pattern.

The outstanding characteristic of these  cycles is the symmetry between phases of extension/effort and commensurate phases of retraction/rest and rejuvenation. When our sleep or rest patterns/rhythms are out of tune with our natural biological rhythm, which takes its ques from our holistic environment, our health goes out of orbit and degenerates. By contrast when our sleep patterns/rhythms are tuned to the key/natural rhythm of life, our health and overal wellness flourishes.

Take This Quiz to know how well you are doing on the sleep barometer.  The charts can tell whether you suffer from sleep apnea, insomnia or  any of the multiple other manifestations of sleep disorders .

We suggested you pay attention to your sleep patterns and take steps  to remedy your  sleep deficiency because mounting scientific research shows that we can infer a direct causal relationship between poor sleeping patterns and poor health conditions, especially with regard to pathologies like obesity, diabetes, cardio vascular risks, allergies, stress, ADHD, depression, aging, longevity etc

This post summarizes Tips for Better Sleep offered by experts to rejuvenate and restore a normal rejuvenating sleep rhythm based on the adjustment of our  lifestyle practices. The good news is that we only need to do these few things to tune our sleep to the key of life and reset ourselves on the orbit of perfect health, wealth and happiness:

1. Schedule and maintain regular sleeping hours to get a minimum of 8 hours un-interrupted sleep – This advice holds true for kids as well as adults.
2. Eat well for breakfast and lunch but enjoy light dinners at least 2 hours before bedtime to allow the digestive system to rest and consume less energy during sleep,
3. Generally avoid any type of stimulant food or beverages after 3PM – These include your favourite Seattle company Café Latté, Alcohol, Vitamins or exotic beverages containing herbal stimulants;
4. Avoid practicing any type of sporting activity after 8PM,
5. If you have a life partner – go to bed at the same time or join your partner at the least before they fall asleep – research shows that a resisted or disturbed sleep cycle takes at least 90 minutes before it sets in or is restored,
6. Obey your body and go immediately to bed when you feel tired - As said before research shows that resisting will delay falling asleep by another 90 minutes. You don’t want to fall asleep on the job during a Press Conference in front of the world’s press like the now famous ex Asian Finance Minister.
   
7. Maintain an optimized sleeping environment – A bed, mattress, pillows neutralizing magnetic radiation – confortable linnen – No TV in the bedroom – Temperature of approximately 18°C – Ensure sufficient obscurity in the bedroom. The biological system does many important life sustaining functions whilst we sleep like  the production of melatonin the feel good hormone. If your home was not designed by a Lifestyle Wellness Architect consult a Feng shui wellness professional regarding the flow of chi energy in your bedroom.You will be surprised by the difference a few re-arrangements could make to your sleep and life fortunes.
   
8. Make up for lost sleep and restore vitality and peak performance by taking a daily power nap or siesta in the best Mediterranean tradition. Attention it ain’t no siesta if it exceeds 20minutes. The good and welcome trend is that companies in some countries now provide for a comfortable “lifestyle chill-out corner” with plants, hammock, chill-out music etc to replace the traditional “smoking corner” or reimburse staff for lunchtime “power nap” expenses at new lifestyle wellness businesses like Nick Ronco, the sleep revolutionary’s New York Yelo Power Nap Boutique, an idea which will certainly be copied at airports and cities across the world to sooth the sleeping woes of millions of global sleep deficient business and leisure travellers.
9. Check out homeopathic solutions provided by your local Life Wellness Coach ,  mentor or practioner like Lavender for Mood Control and Insomnia , herb teas which invoke sensually entrained relaxation indicated for the various type of sleep disorders like snoring, apnea, nightmares, anxiety, restless sleep, restless leg syndome etc.
10. Try out as well the numerous sleep and relaxation therapies offered by local natural remedies providers and practitioners such as Chiropractors or acupuncture nearest to your place of residence or work, like lumino (light) therapy administered with the help of Luminettes [Lumi(er) + (lu)nette] or light colour spectra reflected off the walls of your room, office or treatment cubicle to create a luminous ambiance. There also other natural solutions  like  phytotherapy, aromatherapy, physiotherapy etc.

Yes its time to wake up and Tune Our Sleep Patterns to the Rhythms in the Key of Life in the interest of our 360wellness.

By: 360WellnessGuy

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