MIND, BODY, SKIN, and SLEEP!
Do you see and feel how it is all coming together now? Are you beginning to realize how your mind, your body, and your skin are all connected to create a healthier lifestyle and result? What changes have you seen and felt overall? Make notes in your journal about how you feel at this moment. This is something you can refer to, before, during and AFTER you finish your 30 Days to Healthy Living journey to inspire yourself to keep going and repeat and keep your healthy living lifestyle going! The more you do it, the more natural it becomes!
The way we see it, it’s all connected. The health of one affects the health of another, and that’s what we call the Mind Body Skin connection. Did you know that what you put in and on your body can impact the way your skin looks and your mind functions?
A positive mindset can also impact the way we look because when you feel good physically and mentally, you look good too!
Scientists are now finding links between the mind and the gut. Some even go so far as to call the gut our second brain. Have you ever been under stress and then your skin starts breaking out? They are all connected.
A healthy you is one who is healthy in mind, body, and skin. MIND BODY SKIN CONNECTION VIDEO
So far during this 30 days journey we’ve talked about healthy food, healthy skin, and some things you can do for a healthy mind. One of those things is sleep. Let’s spend a few minutes talking about sleep.
Sleep Does A Body Good
Sleep helps you feel better but it’s more important than we realize. Sleep can help support your mood, banish under-eye circles, and most importantly it’s a fundamental pillar of a healthy lifestyle. Sleep is when your mind and body get to recharge and your skin has a chance to rejuvenate, so you wake up looking and feeling your best.
Importance of Sleep
A recent survey found that more people are sleeping less than six hours a night, and sleep difficulties visit 75% of us at least a few nights per week. A short-lived bout of insomnia is generally nothing to worry about. The bigger concern is chronic sleep loss, which can contribute to health problems such as weight gain, high blood pressure, and a decrease in the immune system’s power.
Six reasons to get enough sleep:
- Learning and memory: Sleep helps the brain commit new information to memory through a process called memory consolidation. In studies, people who’d slept after learning a task did better on tests later.
- Metabolism and weight: Chronic sleep deprivation may cause weight gain by affecting the way our bodies process and store carbohydrates, and by altering levels of hormones that affect our appetite.
- Safety: Sleep debt contributes to a greater tendency to fall asleep during the daytime. These lapses may cause falls and mistakes such as medical errors, air traffic mishaps, and road accidents.
- Mood: Sleep loss may result in irritability, impatience, inability to concentrate, and moodiness. Too little sleep can also leave you too tired to do the things you like to do.
- Cardiovascular health: Serious sleep disorders have been linked to hypertension, increased stress hormone levels, and irregular heartbeat.
- Disease: Sleep deprivation alters immune function, including the activity of the body’s killer cells. Keeping up with sleep may also help fight cancer.
Info from the Harvard Health Publication, Harvard Medical School
Bedtime Routine
Having a bedtime routine is very important. When you have the same routine your body recognizes that sleep is coming and you’ll find that you go to sleep faster and stay asleep longer.
Here are some tips from others on what they do for their sleep routine:
- I stick to a schedule with my before bed routine. No matter how tired I am I spend 5 minutes cleansing and moisturizing my face, then brush my teeth. After putting on my pajama’s I say my prayers, then get into bed with a personal growth book. I used to read fiction but found that if the story is too interesting that would actually keep me awake. I usually fall asleep within 15 minutes.
- We took our TV and all electronics out of our room. What a difference that made!
- After my washing up I turn on rainstorm sounds on my phone and read.
- I spend a few minutes writing in my daily gratitude journal of all the good things that happened that day. It puts me in a good mood before sleep.
- My husband likes to watch his phone and I like complete dark and quiet to sleep. He uses earbuds for the noise and I bought a soft, comfortable sleep mask that makes the room pitch dark for me. Win!
Before bed, I like to use the AgeWell Intense Repairing Night Cream. It’s an ultra-hydrating blend of botanicals along with collagen supporting ingredients that work hard every night to replenish moisture and deliver essential nourishment. Using the recommended dilution, I also rub a small amount of the Rescue & Renew Pure Essential Oil in Lavender to my pulse points to enhance feelings of relaxation. Lastly, I use the Arbonne Sleep Well Spray.
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