{"id":982,"date":"2011-11-03T08:29:04","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T12:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=982"},"modified":"2011-11-02T08:31:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-02T12:31:00","slug":"tips-for-better-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2011\/11\/tips-for-better-sleep.html","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Better Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sleeping better may help with your weight loss goals by keeping your hunger vs. fullness hormones in balance. Besides that, avoiding being over-tired can help you also avoid over-eating and binging. Not to mention that you won\u2019t be in the refrigerator getting a late-night snack if you are peacefully snoozing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/files\/2011\/11\/207166_10150566829270537_758175536_18018906_565319_n2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-983\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/261\/2011\/11\/207166_10150566829270537_758175536_18018906_565319_n2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>So how do you get better sleep? Try working out early rather late.\u00a0 One recent study of overweight women between the ages of 50 and 75 showed that the subjects who exercised for an hour in the mornings got better sleep than those who exercised the same amount of time but later in the day.<\/p>\n<p>You can also do the obvious, like avoid caffeine late in the day.\u00a0 Eating a lighter meal in the evening and not eating late at night also make for easier sleep, according to the experts.<\/p>\n<p>Try a relaxing routine before bed &#8212; a bubble bath, soothing music, a good book.\u00a0 Just make it a comfortable book, not an engrossing murder mystery.\u00a0 (How many times I have stayed up to find out whodunit!)<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t start reviewing all the things that are bothering you.\u00a0 Tell yourself you are getting a mini-vacation from your troubles, at least until morning.\u00a0 After all, you can deal with things better if you are rested.\u00a0 Leave your difficulties in God\u2019s hands.\u00a0 He is able to take care of them!<\/p>\n<p>If you are still tired after getting seven to eight hours of sleep a night, it\u2019s time for a check up.\u00a0 There may be other issues, like sleep apnea, going on.<\/p>\n<p>Sleep is an important part of your health.\u00a0 Don\u2019t try to do without it!<\/p>\n<p>Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/p>\n<p>Susan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sleeping better may help with your weight loss goals by keeping your hunger vs. fullness hormones in balance. Besides that, avoiding being over-tired can help you also avoid over-eating and binging. Not to mention that you won\u2019t be in the refrigerator getting a late-night snack if you are peacefully snoozing. 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