Hit the snooze button at your peril

Hit the snooze button at your peril

How many times do you hit the snooze button in the morning? Research shows if you’re hitting it at all, you could be doing damage to your health.[1]

Sleep and stress specialist Kirsten Taylor says under normal circumstances, you should be able to wake up refreshed each day; if you’re not, you may need to make some lifestyle changes.

World Sleep Day is this Friday, 13 March, and this year, the World Association of Sleep Medicine is emphasizing awareness to insomnia with the slogan “When Sleep is Sound, Health and Happiness Abound”.

Coinciding with this international celebration of sleep, SleepDrops is launching the 30 Day Sleep Better Challenge, so that when your alarm goes off in the morning, your head is clear, not foggy or heavy.

The challenge is designed to evaluate your current sleeping habits and health, and provide you with the assistance you need to improve your general wellbeing.

“Pressing snooze wreaks havoc with your sleep patterns,” says Kirsten, founder of SleepDrops. “The last hour or so before you wake up, you’ve typically moved out of your deep sleep into a light phase.

“Every time we fall asleep, we start our sleep cycle again, so if you hit the alarm and keep sleeping, you’re confusing your inner timer. This is often why we’re groggy, impacting on our performance during the day.

“A lack of sleep does no favours for your body – it can make it easier for illness to take hold, and even make it hard to lose weight.

“You should be able to have a good night’s sleep – getting to sleep quickly, and staying asleep without waking – so that when you wake up, you’re ready for the day. This is where our sleep challenge comes in.”

The program has been designed to identify where you need help – in your sleeping habits and with your health – and provide you with expert guidance and our complete 24/7 sleep remedy system to help you finally get a good night sleep, and have a productive day.

“If you’re concerned about your sleeping habits, or are fatigued during the day, we recommend you give the challenge a try – you could have the best sleep of your life.”

To sign up to the 30 Day Sleep Better Challenge, visit www.sleepdrops.co.nz from Friday 13 March.

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