Today I have included information on getting a good night sleep.  Sound simple?  But is it really? 

Getting a good night sleep seems like common sense, a very basic idea.  However, we find ourselves in a hectic pace of daily activity.  This can affect our ability to calm down and rejuvenate our minds and bodies with a good night sleep.  Our sleep patterns and our eating patterns can be connected. 

According to Susan Zafarlotfi, PhD, from Everyday Health, October 24, 2011,

“If you want to be alert, functional, and at 100 percent capability, you must have a good night’s sleep,” says Susan Zafarlotfi, PhD, clinical director of the Institute for Sleep-Wake Disorders at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey.  Besides functioning well during the day, people who sleep well have better control over their weight. “Proper sleep is important in order to stay on a diet and lose weight,” says Zafarlotfi.

TIPS

Regular Mealtimes, Regular Sleep Schedules.

Eat a balanced diet throughout the day, and eat small portions more frequently.

 Another rule is to wake up and go to bed at the same time each day.

Don’t Go to Sleep on a Very Full Stomach or on an Empty Stomach.

Consider a low-fat or fat-free yogurt rather than a heavy steak or lamb chops, Zafarlotfi suggests, and eat no later than two hours before bedtime.

 Choose something that’s not going to agitate your stomach, like a cracker with a thin slice of cheese or four or five nuts if you don’t have any allergies.

A small apple with a slice of cheese can do the trick. 

Soothe Yourself With Herbal Tea

 If you have GERD or acid reflux and you eat something in the evening that aggravates it, your symptoms will interfere with sleep. “Treat the gastric issue, then the sleep disorder is treated,” Zafarlotfi advises.

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