This is day 12 of the Anxiety Summit. Robin Nielsen, Certified Nutrition Consultant and co-creator of Sexy Younger You, is interviewed by host of the Anxiety Summit, Trudy Scott, Food Mood Expert and Nutritionist, author of The Antianxiety Food Solution.
Everyone needs sleep! The CDC /Centers for Disease control says “Insufficient Sleep Is a Public Health Epidemic” According to data from the National Health Interview Survey, nearly 30% of adults reported an average of ?6 hours of sleep and only 31% of high school students reported getting at least 8 hours of sleep on an average school night. How do you feel when you don’t get enough sleep – other than awful…irritable, anxious, depressed and you very likely gravitate to sugar and caffeine to keep you going – which is only going to make things worse!
Research published just last month in the journal Pediatrics suggest that poor sleep in children under age 7 can lead to weight problems later on in life and can also affect their emotional health leading to more anxiety and depression.
Robin shares how you can …
Sleep Your Way to Better Moods
- Learn why restorative sleep is the key to being happier
- How anxiety and poor sleep are connected: sugar, blood sugar, caffeine, gluten
- What sleep has to do with brain chemistry and hormones
- How you can feel so much better when you get restorative sleep
Here are some great gems from my interview with Robin:
restorative sleep means sleep without medication
sleep helps to keep us beautiful as we age
insomnia can really be caused by just about anything and things that we would never guess
if you have a busy day, you’re going to have a busy night
chronic infections are constant stressor (and can affect your sleep)
hypothyroidism can cause sleep apnea
if you’re exercising improperly it’s going to raise your stress hormones and it’s going to affect your sleep and anxiety
We certainly did cover all the causes of insomnia and there are a lot of them.
Robin also shared that one of her favorite books is Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival by T.S. Wiley.
Robin is so funny…she starts out by saying talking about sleep is not sexy and then ends with a sexy bombshell about oxytocin that left me speechless! Be warned!
Get your free gift from Robin Nielsen. She has a great Sleep Quiz, Checklist and Journal for you.
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Really loved your talk…can’t wait for the new skincare products…
Hi Leanna – Trudy here…I’ll pass this on to Robin…she was great! I also can’t wait for the new skincare products…
This was a fabulous session, and I learned so much about chronic insomnia and disrupted sleep. Thank you for sharing all of the wonderful information. I’m looking forward to learning more from you on this topic.
Christine
Awesome! Robin is the best when it comes to sleep
Trudy
Enlightening talk Robin ~
Sleep was always my FAV pastime 🙂
My insomnia started years ago, and I believed my hormones were off but Dr’s dismissed me saying I was too young and blood tests normal.
I did not know of any other options other than learning to live with it and hopefully getting properly diagnosed when I was older.
I declined anti-depressants cause they are habit forming with numerous side effects as people shared how it numbed them out.
I tried several natural approaches before resorting to Zopiclone, which eventually led to tapering off despite the claim of being “non habit forming”.
Listening to you touch on hormonal imbalance resonates loudly, this is what I need to explore and restore.
I deserve to feel vital and refreshed ~ I want my life force back!
Thank U 4 sharing so many safe Sleep Options ~ In Gratitude
Many Blessings ~
Peace
I’m so thrilled you enjoyed this – I love Robin and love this important topic. I’m so glad the hormonal imbalance message resonated with you.
And yes you absolutely deserve to feel vital and refreshed!
Trudy
Hi, Does Robin have a name for her new skin care line coming out? I missed it and am very interested. Thank you.
Joann
I don’t know but she’ll be popping on here to comment. Here is a great blog post on nasty cosmetic ingredients on her Sexy Younger You blog http://sexyyoungeryou.com/132/
Trudy
Thank you Joann, Peace, Christine and Leanna for your lovely comments. Our new skin care line can be found here. When you purchase the Basic Essentials we’ll show you the Renew Essentials and the Nighttime Essentials in case you want more. Here is a gift for $25 to get started – use Coupon Code VIPSKIN
http://sexyyoungeryou.com/skin/
And…remember to get your rest…that’s the best “medicine” for beautiful skin. Love to you all. Robin