Reddit reviews Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success

Awesome read. I would also like to recommend Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies by Shawn Stevenson . The book has tons and tons of actionable ideas to improve your sleep.

> "(1) Supplement melatonin. Another user mentioned this and now it's sitting on my kitchen counter. My sleep is always garbage on a fast, so taking something to ease it is of primary interest to me. Cautiously optimistic."

I use these at night to increase my melatonin.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07964BMFG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They are blue light filter glasses. I have other fancier ones (Swanwick) but I find that these cheaper ones cover your eyes better, so less blue light hits your eyes which should translate to higher melatonin levels :) One pair only costs $10. $10 for better sleep is totally worth it I think.

I heard about the blue light filter glasses from this book which also includes other ways to get better sleep.

https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Smarter-Essential-Strategies-Success/dp/B01J4BJT7A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525447844&sr=8-1&keywords=sleep+book

There are so many good books out there, but the one that kinda made sense of a lot things for me was Beyond Happiness by Ezra Bayda. It's not a popular book, but it hits so many issues with a clarity I haven't seen elsewhere. And I've read tons of books.

> I don’t sleep for days ... I often starve myself ... I have not worked out in few years ...

Bro ... this is where you start. My sleep was shit for years. It caused so many fucking issues it's not even funny. Fix that shit asap and your life will change dramatically. I recommend you read Sleep Smarter by Shawn Stevenson. Biggest thing, light! Get some sunlight in the morning as soon as you wake up. Artificial lights are fucking up your circadian rhythm. You need windows and bright sunlight. And at night turn down the lights and turn off the screens. Game changer.

Also, start moving. Go for a walk everyday. Get some fresh air. Turn that into a jog. Turn that into a workout routine, eventually. The mindset shift that comes from exercise is also huge.

Eat! During a rough period I lost so much weight from lack of sleep and food, I felt like shit. Like the world was closing in. Once I got that fixed and started jogging, my mindset changed. My whole worldview did. These are basic human needs. We evolved outside, moving about, under the sun, finding or hunting for food, sleeping at night, with a lot of quiet time to ourselves, with some social interaction. Get some of those back into your life.