{"id":249,"date":"2018-07-18T05:53:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T09:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.willneratlanta.com\/blog\/?p=249"},"modified":"2021-07-22T17:07:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T21:07:23","slug":"tired-sleepless-nights-short-term-memory-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/tired-sleepless-nights-short-term-memory-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Tired of Sleepless Nights? Short Term Memory Loss? Get Z’s Naturally"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aging and Short Term Memory Loss: Top 5 Ways To Maintain A Healthy Brain<\/h2>\n

I read this article about short term memory loss<\/strong> in “health e times” and have condensed it a bit for us here:<\/p>\n

Having trouble sleeping at night?\u00a0 You’re not alone: 70 million Americans have sleep problems.\u00a0 Just one night of poor sleep can affect your memory and conversation skills, not to mention your productivity.\u00a0\u00a0 Longer intervals of sleep deprivation are linked to depression, high blood pressure, decreased immunity, obesity, and heart attacks.\u00a0 This is why making sure that you get proper rest is as important as getting to the gym or eating right.<\/p>\n

So here are some basic tips for healthy sleep:<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0 Relaxing Bedtime Routine.\u00a0 Keep a regular sleep time. Creating the routine is really important, and trains your body to the habit of sleep.\u00a0 Make sure your room is cool, quiet, and dark.<\/li>\n
  2. Regular exercise, but don’t do it too late!\u00a0 Exercise helps you make hormones to sleep, but be sure to finish your workout at least three hours before bedtime.<\/li>\n
  3. Avoid stimulants and intoxicants.\u00a0 While alcohol can help you relax, it actually interferes with your sleep cycle, not to mention your body’s regular hormonal cycle.\u00a0 Avoid alcohol for a few hours before sleep.\u00a0 Also, colas, teas, and coffees (even decaffeinated!) disturb sleep.<\/li>\n
  4. Make your bedroom your sleep place.\u00a0 Remove your work stuff, televisions, and computers.\u00a0 This will train your mind and body to associate your bedroom with sleep.<\/li>\n
  5. Make the most of the sleep you get!\u00a0 Sometimes it’s the kids getting up in the night, sometimes it’s work that shortens your sleep time.\u00a0 If you practice some meditation regularly, and well, you tend to need less sleep, and the sleep you do get is better.\u00a0 Consider picking up a deep relaxation CD at the book store, or check out www.himalayainstitute.org for meditation Audio and DVDs.\u00a0\u00a0 Click on the “Shop” and explore!\u00a0 A guided meditation CD is a good place to start. It gives you the structure to learn with, and a nice voice to help you get there.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Known Factors That Can Accelerate Memory Loss<\/h2>\n

    Beyond these environmental and lifestyle factors, some sleep problems are due to nutrient deficiencies.\u00a0 Two important nutrients for sleep are calcium and magnesium<\/strong>.\u00a0 Calcium has a calming affect, magnesium relaxes the muscles.\u00a0 Stress depletes your calcium and magnesium levels.\u00a0 Being depleted in these nutrients can make you wake up after a few hours and have a hard time getting back to sleep.\u00a0 Magnesium can also help your body deal with anxiety, nervousness and tension. (If you are on heart medications, especially blood pressure, check with your doctor before adding these minerals.)\u00a0 Here is one of my favorites , but there are lots to choose from:<\/p>\n

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    This has calcium and magnesium and other trace minerals.\u00a0 (helps my leg cramps!)<\/p>\n

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    And, the big fact for you to take away form this blog:\u00a0\u00a0 “The quality of your sleep determines your quality of life while you’re awake.”<\/p>\n

    So, if you’re having troubles, talk to your practitioner (or us, your vitamin and supplement professionals).\u00a0 Because you shouldn’t have to be a baby to sleep like one.<\/p>\n

    Last, but not least…this sleep problem in our country is the reason why when someone comes into our store asking for supplements to help with memory, the first thing we ask is, “how are you sleeping?”\u00a0 While there are other things that contribute to memory problems<\/strong><\/a>, checking in on sleep is an easy place to start.\u00a0 So, if after trying these things you still can’t remember where you put your keys or what your boss just said…stay tuned for my memory blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Aging and Short Term Memory Loss: Top 5 Ways To Maintain A Healthy Brain I read this article about short term memory loss in “health e times” and have condensed it a bit for us here: Having trouble sleeping at night?\u00a0 You’re not alone: 70 million Americans have sleep problems.\u00a0 Just one night of poor … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1274,8529],"tags":[1444,1448,1442,1446,1445,1441,1443,1447],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}