{"id":12654,"date":"2023-11-30T11:56:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12654"},"modified":"2023-11-05T17:10:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T22:10:38","slug":"the-1-way-to-train-your-brain-for-better-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12654","title":{"rendered":"The #1 Way to Train Your Brain For Better Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"youngI have this issue myself, and more as I’ve gotten older … racing thoughts about work deadlines, overdue blah blah blah, a family member\u2019s recent health issue, etc. And OMG if I forget literally anything, my brain instantly thinks “so if you forgot that, what else did you forget, HMMM???<\/em>“.<\/span><\/p>\n

Honestly, it\u2019s like your mind wants<\/em><\/span> to settle into an endless spin-cycle of mental churn, and will just grab anything to perseverate about.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But the bottom line for us is that this makes it hard to get to sleep, and to get back to sleep should we wake up in the night.<\/span><\/p>\n

By the way, keep in mind that this is perfectly normal behavior for your brain. It’s not only normal, but it\u2019s actually very common.<\/span><\/p>\n

But there are ways short circuit the churn, and cut off the spin-cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Train your brain<\/span><\/h3>\n

Your brain is a genius at association. And, even better, it can be trained! This is good news for you because you can basically teach your brain to associate the bed with sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s what you need to do. Consistently do these things each night of the week.<\/span><\/p>\n