Beyond A Great Night's Sleep!

By Kevin Downing

This book was written with the sincerest hope of helping people get the most out of their bedtime. Few things in life are more important for a healthy, productive, and happy life than getting high quality sleep every night. As humans, we obviously need rest and sleep. This is how we are designed. Beyond this though, and more importantly, we need our rest to be sound and we need it to be enough. There are eighty suggestions within these pages on achieving, conquering, and experiencing better sleep. Many suggestions you may have never heard of like brushing and flossing your teeth before going to bed. Or why you should consider having flowering plants in the bedroom. The suggestions presented are simple and many do not cost anything to implement. The author has elaborated on what has worked for him over the course of time. He has developed the ideas and suggestions that will work for anyone. Additionally, the more ideas you take action on in this book, the more success you likely will have in getting more meaningful and tranquil sleep. This book is just one effective tool for making a better life for yourself. Here's wishing all my readers health, happiness, and success in all that life brings!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Newman Springs Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 26, 2022
• ISBN: 9781648017544

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Title Page

Copyright © 2022 Kevin Downing

All rights reserved

First Edition

NEWMAN SPRINGS PUBLISHING

320 Broad Street

Red Bank, NJ 07701

First originally published by Newman Springs Publishing 2022

ISBN 978-1-64801-753-7 (Paperback)

ISBN 978-1-64801-754-4 (Digital)

Printed in the United States of America

To my mom, Anne. Thank you for your support and encouragement with this project!

Introduction

When I was ten years old, my parents allowed me to pick out the paint color, carpet, and window treatments for my bedroom. Being that this was the 1970s, wild color combinations were the norm. The soft pallets that are common today were not popular back then. Not only were the colors bright and various, but there were also textures and patterns that (thankfully!) no longer are in vogue. I mention this as it is going to give context to what I am going to say next. In the infinite wisdom I had back then as a child, the chosen wall color was that of a dusty purple iris. Hot Wheels® at the time had a color called Spectroflame Lavender, which resembled more of a neon pink. This was the color I went with for my short shag carpeting. And to finish it all off, the drapes were a bright velvet lipstick red. No joke. This was it.

My bed at that time was just slightly more comfortable than what cavemen had.

Needless to say, between these screaming hues, and the Stone Age mattress, it was no wonder I wasn’t sleeping very sound like a young person.

Over the course of time, and without giving it too much direct thought regarding sleep, I changed the colors of the bedroom to a neutral, muted pallet. I began to notice a more relaxed space that was more enjoyable to be in. It felt more comfortable. As even more time went by, I began changing other aspects of my life as well, not necessarily for better sleep, but because I thought the change would be a better option than what I was currently doing. For example, I began to take showers before going to bed, instead of when I got up. My thought on this was I no longer wanted to tract my grungy body into a clean bed. This too added to the comfort and serenity I felt. This is just one of eighty suggestions and ideas presented that will help with better sleeping habits.

This book was written mostly from firsthand experience of what has worked for me. Additionally, the suggestions provided are written in such a manner that you do not have to give up one suggestion to try another. In fact, the more suggestions you embrace, the more success you will likely achieve.

Life today is more complex, challenging, and in many ways, more difficult than it has been in many generations past. So my sincerest hope is that you find this book informative, educational, and, above all, beneficial in conquering a great night’s sleep!

Not getting enough sleep has been linked to all