Get your ZZZZ's

Week 3- Get your ZZZZ’s
Friends,
So do tell... are you sitting tall while reading this email? Have you jotted down a few grateful moments you had this past week?
Next topic to ponder, is the fact that sleep is a crucial component to healthy living. We might exercise daily, eat healthy foods and practice being zen, but if we don't get enough sleep then all of these wonderful benefits to your health are being jeopardized. On average, we should be getting about 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night. Most of us are not getting the necessary shut eye which makes us, irritable, stressed out walking zombies going about the day. What can we do to aid in getting the necessary winks we need to stay alert and be productive all day? Medicate! No... kidding. Try this all-natural sleep cure. Grab a partner and practice this acupressure sequence. While they lie back, gently press the space between their eyebrows for about one minute. Next move to their feet; find the little hollow between the base of their first and second toes, and squeeze until it starts to ache slightly. Then, press on the sole of their foot, about a third of the way between the toes to the heel; hold for a couple of minutes. Finally, massage their ears until they are snoozing, or until it is your turn.
Did you know that behavioural changes such as not watching television in bed treat insomnia better than drugs? It is important to make the bedroom a sleep-only zone. Once you lay down to sleep, allow yourself 20 minutes to fall asleep, if you haven't fallen asleep in that time, read until you are drowsy, but don't turn to the t.v. Another trick is to have a notepad right beside the bed to jot down anything that might be distracting you from getting to sleep and keep you from relaxing. Research has proven that once your thoughts have been documented, you should feel more free to release it from your conscience.
We are always looking for ways to reduce bags under the eyes. I can remember being in high school and trying cucumber slices. Little did I know that the bags in high school were NOTHING compared to the sac-olas I am carry these days! Here is a natural method to reduce the darkness. Chamomile is an anti-inflamatory. Place a chilled brewed chamomile tea bag on your eyes until it reaches room temperature. This will constrict the capillaries around your eyes, making the circles and bags appear less dark.

Night, night, sleep tight, until next week!
Yours truly,
Andie