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To save money, grow your own garden, plant vegetables in a planter on your step or in your window. Substitute ingredients with what you can grow or purchase locally or free from friends/neighbors. Eat: Whole Grains, Vegetables, Fruit, Legumes, Complex Carbs, healthy Herbs and Spices. Avoid: Simple Carbs, Sugar, Corn Syrup. Eat in moderation: starches and meat. Drink: Water. Eat or drink nothing to excess. Don’t live to eat, eat to live. Click on "Home" below to see the index.

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Thursday, December 31, 2020

Do not watch TV in your bedroom or use it as an office or for a computer room

Do not watch TV in your bedroom or use it as an office or for a computer room. This is also part of conditioning your mind and body.

This goes for both adults and kids/youth. You want the cues in the bedroom, not just on the bed, but as much as possible in the bedroom to be all about going to sleep. Of course, there is dressing and putting clothes away, etc., but especially if sleep is difficult, keep the bedroom cues focused on sleep.

Remember, for a typical person 50% of our behavior and reactions is controlled by the old/mid brain and based on responses to cues. When we are tired, stressed, or under the influence it raises. For many with disabilities, it is MUCH higher. Use that to your advantage if you want someone to go to sleep at a regular time on a regular basis… and stay asleep.

Click here to continue the series: Avoid stimulants such as caffeine and nicotine