“Sleep is the golden chain that binds our health and body together.”

- Thomas Dekker

The quality of your sleep is one of the most important factors in determining your success.

The better you sleep each night, the better you will perform the following day.

In this post you'll learn 4 tips to level up your sleep quality, and ultimately, level up your life.

When your core body temperature decreases, your brain interprets it as a strong signal for sleep.

One of the best ways to do this is to take a warm shower or bath 1-2 hours before bed time.

Although this seems counterintuitive, the warm water will bring your blood to your body's surface, allowing it to be cooled by outside air.

This is why 1-2 hours before bed time is key. As your blood is cooled and returns to your core, your brain will signal your body to prepare for sleep.

Social media activates multiple pathways in your brain.

From notifications (designed to stimulate your reward centres), to the high stimulation events (multiple locations, multiple opinions); all these stimulate your brain way too much, preventing it from unwinding properly.​

By limiting your social media time in the hour before bed time you'll give your brain a chance to relax and get ready for bed.

Before the invention of artificial light, it was only natural to be exposed to blue light during the day time.

As a result of this, your body has evolved to interpret blue light entering your eyes as a signal for 'day time'.

Blue light from artificial sources in the evening ruins your sleep because it increases your cortisol (stress hormone) and decreases your melatonin (sleep hormone).

You can remove blue light from your devices through the following ways:

• Laptop/Tablet: Iris software

• iPhone: Learn the Triple Click Method

• Android: Search for "Twilight" in the App Store

You can also use blue-light free bulbs after sunset to create the perfect light environment for your sleep.

While blue light damages your sleep hormones, red light has the opposite effect.

Since it was quite natural to be exposed to red light at night (such as from a fire), your body has developed a way to use red light to boost your sleep hormones.

In fact, one study found that doing red light therapy in the evening time resulted in a 75% increase in circulating melatonin.

You could get the same light dose as they used in this study in as little as 5-minutes using one of the MyLight devices.

With a MyLight device in your home, you'll be able to unlock your best sleep, simply by flicking a switch.

As one of our customers, Helen Ballard, says,

"I purchased in December and my sleep has never been as good as it is now"

If you're not sure which device would suit your needs, simply take the Red Light Therapy Quiz here.