In this episode I talk about the importance of sleep in your self-care routine.  Sleep plays a vital role in keeping many of your body systems up and running at their optimum levels.  Even one night of poor sleep can throw off your hormones which starts a domino effect on your systems.

Links:

Podcast episode 023: The Importance of Self-Care

This episode sets you up for why self-care is important and what I needed to add to my routine for my health.

Research articles for this podcast:

What happens during sleep

Hormones and sleep

10 Reasons Sleep is important

In this particular episode, you will learn:

* The 5 stages of sleep and why each is important

* Which hormones play a central role in the sleep cycle and why they are important

* Why hitting the snooze button could be adding to your fatigue

* 10 Reasons Sleep is important

* How to get ready for optimal sleep

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Music:

Open Those Bright Eyes Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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