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Did you know May is Mental Health Awareness Month?

Your brain doesn't just rest when you sleep. It rebuilds.

It processes emotion, regulates stress hormones, clears metabolic waste, and resets the systems that determine how you feel when you wake up. 

According to a CDC study, "participants who averaged 6 hours or less of sleep per night​ were about 2.5 times more likely to have frequent mental distress...than those who slept more than 6 hours."

The good news: we can optimize our sleep for improved outcomes. 

According to an article by the National Library of Medicine, the findings revealed "improving sleep reduced depression, anxiety, and stress," and had at least a medium-sized impact on mental health.

Read more for our top sleep tips to optimize your sleep routine.

TOP TIPS FOR BETTER SLEEP

1. Lock in a wake time and stick to it. Going to bed and waking up at the same time every day, including weekends, anchors your body's internal clock. 

2. Keep your bedroom cool. Your core body temperature needs to drop to initiate and sustain deep sleep. Research consistently shows cooler room temperatures, somewhere in the 65 to 68 degree range, support better sleep onset.

3. Create a Wind-Down Routine. Your body needs a signal that it’s time to relax. Try a warm bath, some gentle yoga, journaling, or reading something that doesn’t require too much brainpower. Bonus points if you dim the lights during your routine — it helps your brain wind down, too.

At MOLECULE, we understand the pivot role sleep plays in recovery and overall wellbeing. That's why each one of our products is Air-Engineered® to help you reach a cooler, deeper, higher quality sleep.