Sleep.  It can either fix you up or mess you up.  So many people these days struggle with it that many health professionals say that we are living in a "sleep deprived society".  Yikes!

   What can you and I do about it?  Here are five major tips for getting a better night sleep:
1. Go to bed on time and at the same time every night.
2. No caffeinated drinks at all after 5pm.  As you learn about your body you can tweak that time.
3. Watch your fluid intake a few hours before bed.  This will help you not wake up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
4. Watch your refined sugar intake a few hours before bed.  Too much sugar may be keeping you up.
5. No television (or laptop) in the bedroom!  The bedroom is for sleep and sex.  A television distracts from that.

Eat Well,
Coach Daniel Riehn