London, UK – Sleep nah wetin everybody sabi say e dey important, but wetin happen if you just get one restless night? You fit waka up and down like zombie, but who wan live like that? Make we clear am, sleep no be just time we dey close eye; e dey affect everything wey dey your life. E dey affect how you dey think, how you dey feel, and how your body dey function.
So, if you find yourself like someone wey don jam traffic for Abuja and you no fit find your way home, wetin you go do? First thing wey dem dey talk be say make you no rush drink coffee as you wake up. E fit sound like madness, but no be so o! Influencers don dey show say if you hold your first cup of coffee for like 30-90 minutes after waking, e go help you more. Why? Because when you just wake up, the chemical wey dey make you sleepy (adenosine) dey low for your body. If you drink coffee too early, you fit just dey waste am.
Caffeine dey take time before e enter your system well-well. E dey take about 10 minutes to start to work, and 45 minutes before e peak. No take am for granted o, especially if you dey plan workout. Coffee fit boost your energy! But make sure say you dey drink water alongside your morning coffee. Hydration nah key.
Next step wey important na sunshine. Get outside to soak up some sun. As you dey see sunlight, your brain go sharply reduce melatonin (the sleep hormone) and start to wake you up with cortisol. Wey Shawna Robins don talk say na like setting alarm for your body. Sunlight fit even help produce serotonin, which go make your mood fresh.
You fit also try cold showers to wake yourself up. E fit depend on how cold you dey feel. Some people swear say e dey work, while others say e fit make dem feel worse. But if you be like us wey no too like cold water, keep am simple. Drink smoothie or eat fruits like banana and leafy greens to boost your energy. Fruits dey give you natural energy wey no go crash!
If you dey feel tired, small bursts of activity fit help, like doing jumping jacks or strolling around. If you want make am more chill, try yoga. E gets as e dey calm your mind.
When you reach your office, avoid heavy carbs dem like almond croissants. I no go lie; dem dey tempt you but no crase yourself. Replace am with better food wey go give you energy without side effects. Focus on protein and fiber. E go help your genes and make sure say your body dey stable.
If na power nap you go fit take, make it just be short—like 15 -30 minutes—to re-energize yourself. But do am before 3 p.m.! If you sleep late, na wah for you—e fit make night sleep hard.
As the day dey end, try to establish a bedtime routine. Stick to your normal sleeping time instead make you crash early. E no good to force sleep; if you just dey worry about am, your body go dey alert instead of relaxing. No dey scroll through your phone or dey watch horror movies when you suppose sleep. Better idea na reading fiction or meditating.
When you finally close your eye, do some box breathing for relaxation. Picture small places or anything wey dey calm you down. Tomorrow na another day, and you go fit see say you survive that waka-waka night like champ!
