Operation Oxygen Mask (OOM) Week 4: Sleep

I hope you are all feeling refreshed and ready to go this morning, but if you’re not help is on the way. Lately, I’ve been feeling like I wish there were just a few more hours in the day. Anybody else? Unfortunately, I can’t help with that, but over the next month we are going to take a deep-dive into a lifestyle medicine/ self-care basic: SLEEP. Sleep is so important for our immune system and overall health and happiness. You could even go so far as to say that it is the foundation of being able to make other healthy choices. How so? When we don’t get enough sleep, we have increased cortisol levels that trigger cravings for carbohydrates – suddenly those cookies from Clafoutis that keep showing up in the break room are completely unavoidable (But seriously, thank you Clafoutis!). And that’s just one example. So, over the next four weeks Operation Oxygen Mask will be bringing you ideas and tips to make sure you get rest that you deserve and need.