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SLEEP WELL
Sleep never felt So Good
By Kimberly Lord Stewart
DID YOU KNOW that more than 35% of all Americans get less than 7 hours of sleep per night? See the sidebar on page 70 for more exhausting statistics. If you’re like many others needing help with your sleep habits, we’ve collected some expert sleepyheads to help you get a good night’s sleep.
Foundation: How old is your mattress?
Truth be told, we really don’t want to know. But if you can’t remember when you bought one last, it’s time to make a change. And even though shopping online for mattresses is popular, it’s impossible to know if the mattress is right unless you actually try it. Historically, mattresses are known to contain flame retardants, formaldehyde and benzene that emit harmful chemicals linked to health issues. Since we spend at least half our life sleeping, it seems logical that your mattress be free of harmful chemicals─smart right? Denver’s own Urban Mattress agrees. They specialize in mattresses made with natural and organic materials. Plus, the family-owned company designs and manufactors their mattresses here in Denver. Not only do they help you choose the right one, they deliver it with care and haul away your old mattress. Don’t you think it’s time? denver.urbanmattress.com
Sleep support
Now that you have thought about a new mattress, what about relaxation? If you, like millions of others, have trouble turning off your brain at night, you need to know about the adaptogens and reishi mushrooms in Go Deep’s Relax dietary supplement tea formula.
Used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine, adaptogens are a class of botanicals that are known to lower cortisol levels (the stress hormones) and help you slow down and relax. The most popular of these is Ashwagandha. Relax also contains reishi mushrooms, which may help regulate your sleep cycle, support healthy hormone and blood pressure
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levels. They are also known for healthy immune support and fighting off fatigue. Relax also contains collagen to restore healthy skin and hair while you sleep. A win-win all around! godeep.live
Medical sleep help
If you have tried everything to improve your sleep and nothing is working, it’s time to call the professionals. Dr. Slamowitz, MD and his team at the SleepWell Center in Greenwood Village are Denver’s sleep experts. Getting to the underlying cause of why you are not sleeping is what they do best.
Why is this important? Lack of sleep affects your relationships and your work productivity, which are very important. But poor sleep can also lead to heart disease, diabetes, depression and cognitive problems. There are many reasons sleep may evade you, and those reasons may not be anything you can control without medical help ─like restricted night-time breathing, restless leg syndrome, or your body’s internal circadian rhythm may be off kilter. SleepWell Center can assess and treat your sleep issues in a caring and compassionate manner. sleepwellcenter.com
SLEEP STATS, NAPPING ENCOURAGED
Boulder has the lowest percentage of adults who sleep less than seven hours per night (24.2%).
Almost half of Americans say they feel sleepy during the day, from three to seven days a week.
On average, we spend about two hours a night dreaming.
The average person drifts in and out of four to six sleep cycles per night.
As many as 66% of people say they talk in their sleep at some point in their lives.
It’s true, jet lag is worse when you fly east because they body’s circadian cycle is slightly longer than 24 hours and flying east loses hours instead of gaining.
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