203 Three Simple Tips For A Better Night’s Sleep: Improved Self-Care for High-Stress Times

In this episode, Toast, for some reason, keeps saying ‘cheetoh’ when she means to say ‘cheetah.’

Yes, we talk about literal cheetahs in this episode!

It’s all in the context of 3 no-brainer tips for you.

No-brainer, as in: nothing to do with meditating, or journaling or thinking.

Three super easy, science-based, CBD and cannabis-free things you can do to help improve your nighttime sleep.

Here they are:

  • SHAKE - literally physically shake your body, to discharge stress, so it’s just not in your body anymore.

  • HEEL DROP - Get up, stand up, stand up for your right, up on your tip-toes and then drop your heels back to the ground, sending excess energy out of your body. Think of like getting air pockets out of the batter in a cake pan by dropping the pan on the counter before putting it in the oven to bake. 😄

  • GOODNIGHT SNACK

    • How does it help? This one helps keep your blood sugar more stable, preventing a sudden drop in blood sugar which can cause you to wake up!

    • What should it be? The Goodnight Snack is a small protein-rich snack, such as a teaspoon of nut butter, or yogurt, or cheese, a hard-boiled egg, or 7-8 almonds. We tried a teaspoon of protein powder.

      • It’s also been suggested that a little tart cherry juice makes for a good bedtime drink about an hour before bed, since it contains tryptophan and melatonin.

    • When should you have it? For the protein, about 15 minutes before going to bed. For tart cherry juice, about an hour before bed.

These are impalas, not cheetahs.

Below is the video involving a cheetah…and the impala who SHAKES to discharge the stress caused by the cheetoh.

And finally here’s the link to the other podcast episode we mentioned The Power of Perception: The Way You Look at Things.

Siena & Toast