4. Get a good night’s sleep

Sleep plays an important role in your physical health. For example, sleep is involved in the healing and repair of your heart and blood vessels. Ongoing sleep deficiency is linked to an increased risk of heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and stroke. This is also when your muscles repair themselves after a tough workout.

If you’re having trouble getting to sleep and staying asleep at night, try relaxation techniques like yoga or meditation before bed. One of the most common things that tend to keep us awake at night are our racing minds.  Writing down some things you are worried or stressed about will help to put them in perspective and reduce the amount of stress or worry you have been experiencing or at the very least, it will keep them from cycling through your mind J

For more suggestions on how to achieve your best zzz’s, check out this article I wrote on the McKinley Grapevine:

http://grapevine.mckinley.com/2015/11/get-a-great-nights-sleep-tonight/