How To Improve Sleep & Conquer Insomnia without a Sleep Therapist
Mind racing and can’t sleep with anxiety or feeling a rush of anxiety when trying to fall asleep?
I’m guessing you also wake up in the night needing to pee? Or wake up in the morning with a dry mouth?
Yes… this could be down to mouth breathing at night.
Waking up with a dry mouth or needing to pee in the night illustrates your body has not spent enough time in deep sleep because when you do, the pituitary gland releases an anti-diuretic, called vasopressin which stops your need to pee.
Therefore, if you need to pee during the night or wake up dry mouthed, this shows your body hasn’t released enough vasopressin, meaning you weren’t in a deep sleep for long enough.
One reason for this is that you predominantly breathe in out of your mouth, as opposed to your nose, when you sleep.
One way to improve sleep, reduce stress and boost your energy is to breath in and out of your nose, instead of the mouth.
You can train yourself to nasal breathe whilst you sleep by placing micropore tape down the middle of your mouth.
By breathing in and out of your nose during the night, you will not dehydrate yourself from mouth breathing and allow yourself to stay in deep sleeper longer.
Nasal breathing improves oxygen supply to the body’s tissues, lowers your blood pressure & help balance your nervous system.
If you would like to sleep better, have more energy and manage stress & anxiety, give nasal breathing at night a go and let me how you found it.
A bit more about the science behind mouth breathing & anxiety…
Research by James Nestor concluded that breathing solely in and out of your mouth puts your body into a state of stress; spikes your blood pressure & results in snoring, sleep apnoea, reduced mental clarity and low mood.
Mouth tape is a good place to start.
But, if you really want to release what the body is holding and quiet the mind for improved sleep, I’d recommend The Self Club. Read more about it below.
