The Sleep Secret

Greetings!

We are coming up on the Official start of summer; Memorial Day weekend!

Before I continue, I must say a GIANT THANK YOU To ALL our Veterans and to those serving this Great country of ours now!

If your going to do any type of traveling, this blog post is for you! Don’t let lack of sleep ruin your well deserved vacation plans!

Did you know that sleep problems tend to be more common when people travel from west to east as it is more difficult to advance than to delay sleep time?

The following suggestions might help you avoid sleep problems when traveling: Several days before traveling, try to gradually adjust your sleeping habits to the destination time zone. Jet lag can occur when people travel quickly across several time zones,causing their internal biological rhythm to be out of synch with the new destination time.

Travel can put a crimp in a good night’s sleep, but the road-weary can try some measures to fight fatigue. There probably aren’t that many of us that would go as far to ensure the we are wearing loose fitting clothes when we travel. (We should) Also, think about what you are wearing before you leave home and when returning home, pack some comfortable clothes at the top of your suitcase, if the clothes you are wearing to the airport aren’t comfortable to sleep/travel in.

When you travel, do you bring your favorite pillow? Sometimes a favorite pillow is kind of like a trusted security blanket. When we travel by car, my daughter loves to bring her favorite pillow. For others, they don’t like the hassle of carrying a big bulky square pillow around with them, especially going through an airport.

I travel light, I don’t even have a travel pillow, but it might be something worth having if your travel consists of some air time.

Above all else, relax, you are on vacation! Become stress free, that’s what we all work so hard for, is to enjoy our vacation time.

Sincerely,

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
Certified Master Hypnotist
http://sleepsecretaudio.com
http://mindvacationmeditation.com

PS… In the rush and stress of travel, it can be easy to forget that children get just as tense about these things as we adults do. Help your child sleep well while traveling, we recommend bringing a copy of “The Sleep Secret Audio” along. Within a few short minutes of slipping the headphones, or earphones in and listening, your children can be fast asleep. Guaranteed.

Did you know that in the last decade, the market for so-called energy drinks has grown rapidly. These beverages are often advertised as nutritious, and some contain vitamins or herbal extracts. But their main ingredients are sugar and caffeine – and lots of both.  And, to much of either can lead to sleep loss, insomnia and can be bad for your health.

Nutritionist Dee Rollins with Baylor University in Texas says she’s aware of more than 200 energy drinks that are on the market. She says the amount of caffeine they contain can be amazingly high. “Some of these energy drinks run a couple of hundred milligrams of caffeine per one drink,” she says.

But many drink manufacturers don’t advertise the amount of caffeine contained in the drinks. So, she warns, people drinking them could easily be taking in too much of this powerful, central nervous system stimulant.

“A small amount increases our awareness, decreases our fatigue, makes us feel a little bit better,” Rollins explains. “Generally 250 milligrams a day [is] what would in America be recognized as safe to take. A [level of] 300 milligrams is often considered excessive.”

Some energy drinks contain over 200 milligrams of caffeine in one bottle. Rollins worries that when people finish drinking that bottle, they don’t realize they’ve just consumed close to the daily limit of caffeine. Add to that just a single cup of coffee – containing between 80 to 120 milligrams of caffeine – and a person can quickly end up over the recommended limit.

Rollins says researchers have found that topping 250 milligrams of caffeine in a day can lead to health problems, and symptoms such as nervousness, headaches, increased heart rate, and higher blood pressure. “The more we take, the more symptoms we might have, depending on the genetics of the person,” she explains. “We might have G.I. [gastro-intestinal] irritation – that would be the gut, the stomach, the intestines; we might have diarrhea. If we take too much we might actually move into depression; insomnia is not uncommon, [nor is] poor concentration.”

Too much caffeine has been found to contribute to changes in heart rhythm. Rollins says psychiatrists have also found that caffeine can exacerbate symptoms in people with mental health problems, such as depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and sleep problems.

Rollins says the way to avoid taking in too much caffeine is to know how much caffeine is in an energy drink, and to drink them in moderation.

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
Certified Master Hypnotist
http://sleepsecretaudio.com

Hello,

What would it be like if you woke up one morning and found that your street, your town, and now your house was flooded, and more rain was coming.

Can you imagine that scene?

Well, that is what happened over this past weekend to my town here in LaVergne Tennessee, just 24 miles down I 24 east from Nashville Tennessee.

You see,our town, and Nashville included just went through the great flood of 2010.

70 plus cars were stranded and flooded and washed away on interstate 24, and some deaths have occurred.

Opryland Hotel, closed due to flooding. Downtown Nashville; flooded. Businesses lost.

Perhaps you saw this on the news, or read about it.

In my hometown of La Vergne many neighbors and people that I know have been devastated and have lost their homes and or businesses.

And this is the reason I am writing this post today.

Our resources are running low. Friends that I know that work for the local Rescue department have been working around the clock.

Their funds are getting critically low. They need some help.

Here’s what I am asking of you today.

When you purchase a copy of the Sleep Secret Audio for the low price of only $21.97 I will donate 20% of the purchase price of each sale to our local Rescue Squad here. I will do this through out the month of May, and bring them a check June 5th 2010.

Not only will you be getting a great night’s sleep by purchasing the sleep audio, you will be lending a helping hand to some folks that need it so much.

Also, as an added bonus, I will be including the downloads for the “Mind Vacation Meditation” audio’s, and also the “Confidence Audio’s“. An added $20 dollar value to say thank you for helping my neighbors out.

So, please take a moment of your time, click on this link; ==> Sleep Secret Audio and lend a much needed helping hand to some folks much like yourself.

Thank You.

Thomas “Trapper” Sherwood; CMH
Certified Master Hypnotist
http://trappersherwood.com

PS…when you purchase your Sleep Audio, you will receive an email with all the download links to access your Sleep Audio, the Mind Vacation Meditation audio’s and also the Confidence audio’s. Thanks again.