Sleep it off

Why sleep is good for your beard and your life ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ • [PRODUCTS]( • [BLOG]( Get some sleep There are many different ways that you can [Keep on Growing]( it for your beard, your career, your relationships, or your hobbies. But there is one thing that helps you excel in all areas of your life: sleep. Okay, before you start going on and on about being good with 6 hours of sleep, check out the sleep deprivation research published by Matthew Walker, Director of the University of California, Berkeley Center for Human Sleep Science, in his book Why We Sleep: • Research participants who are sleep deprived consistently underestimate the degree to which their performance is reduced. • Humans need more than seven hours of sleep each night… After ten days of just seven hours of sleep, the brain is as dysfunctional as it would be after going without sleep for twenty-four hours. • Three full nights of recovery sleep (i.e., more nights than a weekend) are insufficient to restore performance back to normal levels after a week of short sleeping. And that’s just scratching the surface. Long story short, improving your sleep might be the best thing you can do to improve all aspects of your life—including your beard. Seriously, the body’s temperature lowers during sleep, which leads to increased blood circulation—including circulation to hair follicles and their roots, which is good for your beard. HOW TO CATCH MORE Z’s • Set a consistent bedtime and stick to it. • Put the phone, computer, and tablet away, and turn off the TV 30–60 minutes before bed. Try reading during this time instead. • If you keep your phone next to your bed, try putting it further away so you won’t be tempted to scroll before going to sleep. • Use a white noise machine or rotating fan to block out external noise. • Try making a list of priorities for tomorrow, so you’re not preoccupied with them. Now, go get some sleep and Keep on Growing. [Keep on Growing]( [Keep on growing!]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( Change your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe here]( - no hard feelings! You can also review our privacy policy [here](. Beardbrand PO Box 13124 Austin, TX 78711-3124 © 2022 Beardbrand ® With [love] from Texas and Washington ‌