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Why Sleep is the Ultimate Power Move for Your Health

Writer: Jo SurkittJo Surkitt

🧠 Sleep & Brain Health: Detox Your Mind While You Rest

  • Your brain flushes out toxins during deep sleep, reducing your risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s.

  • Sleep cements new memories, boosts creativity, and stabilizes emotions, keeping you sharp and stress-free.

  • Poor sleep disrupts the stress hormone cortisol, making you more anxious, reactive, and emotionally drained.


💤 Sleep & Hormones: The Key to Balance & Vitality

  • Deep sleep is critical for testosterone production—supporting muscle strength, energy, and mental clarity for all genders.

  • Lack of sleep worsens mood swings, stress levels, and metabolism, making it harder to maintain energy throughout the day.

  • Just one week of bad sleep can drop testosterone levels by 15%, leading to fatigue, brain fog, and increased ageing.


🏋️‍♂️ Sleep, Weight & Longevity: Your Secret Metabolism Hack

  • Poor sleep triggers cravings for sugar and carbs and increases calorie intake by 300-400 calories per day.

  • Less than 5 hours of sleep = 50% higher risk of obesity and metabolic disorders.

  • Deep sleep boosts muscle repair, bone strength, and collagen production, keeping you fit and youthful.


🛡️ Sleep & Immune Function: Your Anti-Aging & Disease Shield

  • Sleep deprivation lowers natural killer (NK) cells by 70%, leaving you vulnerable to illness.

  • Just one sleepless night increases Alzheimer’s risk by up to 2x due to toxic plaque buildup in the brain.

  • Deep sleep repairs skin, reduces inflammation, and prevents premature aging, so beauty sleep is more than just a saying!


🌙 Sleep Hacks for the Best Rest of Your Life

Ready to biohack your sleep and wake up feeling refreshed, strong, and focused? Try these game-changing strategies:


☀️ Set Your Circadian Rhythm Early

✅ Get morning sunlight within 30 minutes of waking to regulate melatonin.

✅ Avoid blue light from screens at least 2 hours before bed. Try blue light-blocking glasses!


🛏️ Create a Sleep-Inducing Environment

✅ Keep your bedroom cool, dark, and quiet (try blackout curtains & white noise).



✅ Switch to warm or red light bulbs in the evening to mimic sunset.

✅ Use a weighted blanket to reduce stress and anxiety.


🍵 Nutrition & Supplements for Deep Sleep

✅ Eat a low-histamine diet (avoid aged cheese, avocado, deli meats, fermented foods).

✅ Increase high-tryptophan foods (turkey, eggs, nuts, seeds) for natural melatonin production.

✅ Consider magnesium glycinate (with taurine) for relaxation.

✅ Try sleepy herbal teas (chamomile, valerian root, lemon balm).


🧘‍♀️ Calm the Mind & Body Before Bed

Do a "brain dump" journaling exercise to clear racing thoughts.

✅ Use delta brainwave music or binaural beats to promote deep sleep.

✅ Try essential oils like lavender, bergamot, or sandalwood for relaxation.

Gentle stretching or yin yoga can signal the body it’s time to rest.


✨ Final Thought: Make Sleep a Non-Negotiable

Prioritizing sleep is not a luxury—it’s the foundation of thriving. When you commit to better sleep hygiene, you unlock higher energy, sharper focus, balanced hormones, and vibrant well-being.

This World Sleep Day, take the challenge: commit to one new sleep-boosting habit and see how it transforms your mind and body. Sweet dreams! 😴✨

 
 
 

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