Eat To Sleep Book Giveaway + Bedtime Routine Essentials
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It’s finally here! My first book, Eat To Sleep, is officially released today. To celebrate the occasion, I’m giving away THREE copies of the book so make sure you read through to the end of this post to find out how to enter. {GIVEAWAY CLOSED}
Eat To Sleep is your all-natural solution to getting better sleep—every night. The book includes 50 foods for better sleep, 25
healthy recipes, expert nutrition advice and insight into the food-sleep relationship, and a food and sleep log to track your progress. Better sleep means better health!
Sample recipes from the book include:
Cauliflower Cranberry Superfood Salad
A couple weeks ago, I sat down with Ashley Koff from the Better Nutrition Program to discuss the book and answer questions from viewers. Check it out below! During the interview, we discussed the importance of magnesium for sleep and stress management and how nearly 70% of Americans are not getting enough magnesium daily. The Better Nutrition Program has an easy-to-use tool for evaluating your current magnesium intake. Magnesium is one of the top nutrients I discuss in my book so if you are struggling with sleep or managing stress, I highly recommend taking a look at magnesium intake during the day through food, and also the foods/beverages that could be interfering with magnesium intake.
Bedtime Routine Essentials
Another topic we discussed is creating a calming bedtime routine. Having a relaxing bedtime ritual or routine signals to your mind and body that it’s time to wind down for the day and prepare for sleep. This can be different from person to person, but generally minimizing screen time and anything that may be a source of stress is important. Turning off devices like the TV, computer, phone an hour before bed is best, and doing something like reading a book, journaling, meditating, taking a bath or shower, can help the body relax.
Personally, my nightly relaxation begins with a cup of caffeine-free herbal tea, and possibly a snack such as a small bowl of popcorn, depending on whether or not I feel a little bit hungry. If I find that my mind is racing with thoughts from the day, I make a point to write in a journal to get some of the thoughts out. I also keep lavender essential oil at my bedside to dab on my neck since lavender is a calming scent.
One thing I can’t seem to do without anymore, no matter where I am, is my White Noise app to help drown out sounds. White noise machines are also useful but I’ve liked having the app on my phone since it goes everywhere I do! Another great tip is to put your phone on ‘Do Not Disturb’ during your sleep hours. You can choose exceptions to the ‘Do Not Disturb’ settings if there are certain people that you want to be able to reach you at anytime (like your kids!).
BOOK GIVEAWAY
Enter For Your Chance To Win
Eat To Sleep is currently available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble (grab coupon for B&N here #ad) and Parnassus Books. You can enter now for a chance to win a copy of the book + some other great sleep essentials!
Giveaway Begins: Tuesday 5/14/19 at 07:00 am ET
Giveaway Ends: Monday 5/27/19 at 11:59 pm ET
You can enter my giveaway by doing any of the following:
- Go to my Instagram page, follow me, leave a comment about what you do to get a good night’s sleep, and tag one person in the giveaway post
- Go to my Facebook page, leave a comment about what you do to get a good night’s sleep, and tag one person in the giveaway post
- Leave a comment here on the blog post about what you do to get a good night’s sleep & share this post with one person you know has trouble sleeping!
You do not need to purchase anything to win. Only open to residents of the United States, and you must be at least 18 years of age to enter.