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Massage in Hartford CT: How can you achieve better sleep, and not wake up in pain?
I love doing Massage in Hartford CT, especially West Hartford and surrounding areas. Indeed there are lots of hard working people in the Hartford area. Ironically, Many healthy, busy people might not get proper sleep, and not even know it. The body goes in and out of various sleep "phases" through the night, but the most important is the phase 4 Delta wave phase, which usually occurs in the early morning, between 4 AM and 5:30, if you wake at, say, 7:30. Interestingly, during this phase, the sleeper does not dream. Phase 4 is a deeper sleep phase than the dream phase. The dream phase may come before or after phase 4-delta. This is the critical phase for repairing all the body's tissues. It has to do with "Growth Hormone", (GH) produced by the anterior pituitary gland. Without enough GH, the body's tissues never fully regenerate, and chronic pain is often a result. Along with mood swings and lethargy at work, Some may try to combat this by drinking lots of coffee, which leads to blood sugar problems, headaches, etc. Lack of delta wave sleep also causes an increase in the hormone Leptin, which causes a radical spike in appetite, leading to more obesity problems, and more compulsive eating. Studies have also shown that irregular sleep patterns are also a major factor in heart disease and heart attacks. What can you do to sleep better? * "Quiet time" an hour before bedtime. kill the TV (especially the news). Dim the lights, light a candle, meditate, stretch, You may find you're more tired/sleepy than you originally thought. Try getting to bed an hour earlier, you may actually need more than the standard 8 hours. Albert Einstein needed ten! You may be surprised that you were more tired than you thought. * No caffeine or chocolate after 4 PM! If you happen to have had some, drink lots of ice water to flush... * Try a "restorative yoga" class. Also called "lazy man's yoga". Absolutely amazing for slowing down! Different from regular yoga, it involves lots of lying down, spinal work, with pillows, bolsters, which is so nurturing, so easy to do. *Go for a walk for a half hour. This will calm your mind, help your digestion, and unlike intense exercise, it will not crank up your metabolism, causing insomnia. * Get a Massage In Hartford CT! . A Classic Swedish massage is great for general relaxation.
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