Pillar 1: Sleep: Mitigating a night of bad sleep

Some nights we do it all right...a warm bath, a cool shower, our favorite pj's and a book before bed but something goes wrong and we wind up with an awful night of tossing and turning.  How to mitigate a bad night of sleep?

Start the next morning with a big glass of water (adding trace minerals or a pinch of sea salt if you have them) to rebalance your system.  Next consider a little caffeine.  1-2 cups in the morning before noon can give you a boost to get you started but no caffeine after noon because it could affect your next night of sleep.

Get some early morning exercise outside if possible.  Exposing your naked eyes to the sun helps to cement your circadian rhythm.  Eat a high protein breakfast even though your body will want comfort foods - you need to keep your blood sugar level and achieve a slow steady burn of fuel throughout the day.

Mid-day when you start to lag consider a power nap.  30 minutes can really help.  Use an app like brain.fm (free trial with a subscription after your trial has ended) to get your brain into a deeply relaxed state.  A small nap midday can help you to power through the rest of the day after a bad night of sleep.

Follow your same sleep rituals as you prepare for sleep the night after a bad night of sleep.  Perhaps you can tweak your routine to include a supplement, more quiet time or putting devices down earlier to give you a better chance at a good night's rest.

Sleep well!