10 Basic Sleep Strategies You Can Implement Tomorrow | Allison Brager

-Allison Brager is a U.S. Army Neuroscientist and O2X Sleep Specialist -Allison's Army career includes time at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research where she and her teammates studied stressors that impact sleep, assisting on performance-related publications for the Office of the Army Surgeon General, becoming Director of Human Performance Operations and Outreach Education for the U.S. Army E-Sports and Warrior Fitness teams, authoring the book Meathead: Unraveling the Athletic Brain, and lot more. -As of April 2022, she currently sits as the Deputy Chief Science Officer at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School -Her '10 Basic Sleep You Can Implement Tomorrow' are: 1 - Dim the lights to candlelight levels at least 30 minutes before bed. 2 - Put the phone away at the same time. 3 - Now is not a good time to binge on Netflix or watch TV either. 4 - Wake up, walk outside, and take in the new day for at least 5 minutes. 5 - If you are sleepy in the afternoon, save money on coffee and take a nap. 6 - Keep the room cool at night. Easier during the winter months 7 - Coffee is great for brain health but stop drinking it at least 8 hours before bed. Pre-workout counts towards this too. 8 - Take a hot shower before bed. This will relax you and cool you down. 9 - Invest in a high quality mattress or cooling pad 10 - Purchase a wearable and tweak your recovery game based on days in the red. Download the O2X Tactical Performance App: app.o2x.com Let us know what you think: Website: http://o2x.com IG: https://instagram.com/o2xhumanperformance?igshid=1kicimx55xt4f