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Hi everyone!
It's a very cold and windy Sunday.
I'm here at DUMBO--down under Manhattan Bridge Overpass.
Over there!
This is where a lot of people come to take pictures.
It's like a popular tourist spot so I'm here playing tourist for the day and taking lots
of pictures and just enjoying my Sunday.
Okay, I'm gonna look around the area and maybe go to some shops and hang out.
Oh did you guys noticed? I finally got my parka.
It was 40% off!
It's so cold I'm so happy I bought it.
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So after our snack, I'm looking to go West Elm store right there!
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Alright so here we are at Brooklyn Bridge, looking at Manhattan and here's the Manhattan
Bridge.
It's so scenic here.
So pretty!
Look there is a carousel, lets go!
But we're really here at West Elm, looking at some stuff inside but the view is very
nice.
Oh and you can see the freedom tower.
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Wasn't the carousel so pretty?
So it was really fun hanging out, I'm home now.
I'm gonna make some food and get a little bit of studying done.
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Alexa, set a timer for 7 minutes.
Alexa: 7 minutes, starting now.
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So today, I'm gonna be studying the vaccination schedule for Family Medicine.
A huge component of family medicine is prevention, and vaccination is a big part of that, so
obviously we put a lot of focus in vaccinations.
For childhood, there is a ton of vaccination, so it gets really confusing, so I'm just gonna
be writing things down and try to memorize what the babies need and there's vaccination
that older patients need so I'm gonna be making note of that as well.
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So, I think that's all the studying I'm going to be doing for the day.
I actually got a new mattress because the one that I had before was almost a decade
old.
So I felt like it was a good time to get a new mattress.
So I'm gonna show you guys what it looks like.
Alright guys, my new mattress is here it's pretty crazy the whole queen size mattress
comes in a box that size.
It's pretty impressive.
I think it's all compressed and it's gonna expand to a full queen-sized mattress over
here.
So I'm gonna unbox it now and show you guys what it looks like.
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Oooo! (gasp!) It's like a baby being born!
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So speaking of mattresses, I think now might be a good time to share some favorite sleep
tips with you guys.
I'm just going to change into something a little more comfortable.
Today I’m going to share some of my favorite tips on getting a good night’s sleep.
A lot of people don’t think sleep is important or sometimes I hear students bragging about
how little sleep they need but sleep is actually really important.
It's important to learning, memory, endocrine and immune function and your overall body
functioning.
Studies have shown that MOST adolescents need over 9 hours of sleep and MOST adults need
anywhere from 7.5 to 8.5 hours of sleep.
There are obviously individual differences but it’s genetically wired and NOT adaptable
so you can’t really train your body to need less and less sleep.
So with all that said, let’s jump right into how you can improve your sleep quality
and get the most out of your night.
Tip #1: be consistent.
I know this can be really hard if you’re a college student who has to wake up really
early during the week and you look forward to your weekends just so you can sleep in--
but this actually confuses your body and makes your mornings even harder come Monday.
I like to schedule things I actually look forward to like a fun brunch with friends
or an early pedicure so that I can continue to wake up SEMI-early on weekends and not
ruin my body’s flow.
Tip #2: Using Current Technologies
If you’re a medical student or if you have a crazy busy schedule that requires you to
wake up at not-so-nice hours of the morning, try a sunrise alarm clock.
I have this one from Phillips company.
& I literally use this EVERY morning and night.
In the morning I have it set up so that it gradually starts to brighten 30 minutes before
my wake up time.
You can also set it to play music or the radio for your alarm.
At night I set up the lamp to gradually darken over 30-45 minutes and it makes falling asleep
a LOT easier.
Another thing you can try is the sleep cycle app that monitors your sleep and wakes you
up when you’re in your lightest sleep state.
It actually works really well and I tend to wake up less groggy when I use the app as
my alarm.
Tip #3: has to do with WHERE and WHEN you sleep.
When I was doing my particularly challenging rotations like ob/gyn or when I was commuting
a lot for my peds rotation, I would always fall asleep on the floor or on the couch as
soon as I got home.
I know that sounds ridiculous- but I was so tired that I wanted to nap but I also didn’t
want to commit to sleeping in my bed because I felt like i had so much stuff to do.
This turned into a pretty bad cycle of napping on the floor and waking up achey and not rested.
My “naps” were also very long- sometimes up to 2 hours and it definitely affected my
night time sleeping.
Naps aren’t the worst things in the world- from my research I’ve read that you should
keep it under 30minutes, the so-called “power naps” There are plenty of apps that can
help to ease into and out of short naps or you can simply use your phone alarm clock.
Tip #4 & my final tip is to watch your caffeine consumption.
I’ve talked about this in my past videos- but it’s really important to limit your
caffeine consumption in the afternoons so that it doesn’t interfere with your sleep.
Caffeine comes in many forms- not just coffee- so watch what’s in your tea, exercise supplements,
and chocolate to ensure that you’re not to caffeinated when you’re trying to sleep.
So that’s all the tips i have for getting a good night’s sleep and waking up refreshed.
I’ll be honest- I don’t know if i’ll ever become a “natural morning person”
but I’ll take whatever I can to make waking up in the morning as pleasant as possible!
Hope you guys found the tips helpful :D
Speaking of sleep, I'm gonna talk a little more about my mattress from Casper.
As you guys saw, the delivery was really easy because it came in a relatively small box
for a mattress.
You guys saw the box.
Casper will actually ship the mattress for free and if you don't like the way it feels,
they'll actually come and pick it up for free so returns are super easy as well.
This particular mattress from Casper is made of memory foam and latex and it's specifically
engineered to be super comfortable.
It actually comes in different sizes all the way to twin xl for dorm room sized mattresses
so if you guys are in the market for a new mattress or if you just don't trust that old
mattress in your dorm room you guys can definitely check out Casper.
You guys can go ahead to casper.com/strive and use the code "strive" for $50 off for
a brand new mattress.
So that's all the tips I have today and I'm gonna close the vlog here.
Thank you guys so much for watching.
Hope you guys had a great Thanksgiving.
Give this video a thumbs up.
Comment below on what you guys wanna see in future videos and I will see you guys in the
next video!
Byee!
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