Try doing this 1 thing to sleep better tonight

Plus, a colorful one-pan chicken recipe that's a feast for your eyes — and your belly!

March 14, 2023 | VIEW IN BROWSER March 14, 2023 | VIEW IN BROWSER Good morning! We hope that your week is off to a great start! If you're feeling a little slow because of the time change, well, you're not the only one. The good news is that we're having a week-long sleep challenge to help you adjust.   Tonight's all about ditching electronics to get those z's. Turns out that all that light from our devices makes it harder to unwind. Your challenge for today is to shut down your devices or whatever else is keeping you up — looking at you time change! — at least one hour before bedtime to give yourself the best chance for some quality sleep.  JOIN THE CHALLENGE > Note: Yesterday, we sent you the wrong link to the 7-Day Sleep Challenge.  Sometimes we make sleepy mistakes, too. We corrected the link above. 😴 Walking Challenge Today's Workout Today's workout is a 20-minute walk. Try using your walk today as a way to clear your head. Focusing on simple movement is a great way to get your heart rate up, burn calories and speed up your metabolism. Not to mention the fact that everything really does tend to feel a little less complicated after a walk around the block — or a strut around your studio.  SEE MORE > Need a break from this month's challenge? Click here to snooze this section until next month. 😴 Your Meal Plan Today's Plan This Pineapple Chicken is a feast for your belly and your eyes. To make this more quickly, chop the red peppers in advance and make extra to eat for snacks during the week. You can also buy pre-cut pineapple. Serve over brown rice (fast options include frozen and microwavable brown rice) or a blend of brown rice and riced cauliflower.   Here's your meal plan for today:   Protein-Boosted Avocado Toast| Rotisserie Chicken Salad| Sheet-Pan Pineapple Chicken with Brown Rice See something you don't like? Swap it with another recipe in your weekly plan. GET THE MEAL PLAN > Making Space for Mindfulness This 19-year-old is capturing what life is like for a young person with HIV When Zachary Willmore received an HIV-positive diagnosis in February, he said he felt like it was the end of the world. READ MORE > One Small Thing Real ways to make a difference in your life, one small thing at a time. Try doing this 1 thing to sleep better tonight There's a myth that a glass of wine before bed will help you sleep better. But is that just hype?   Yes, alcohol does put you to sleep because it's a sedative, said Rebecca Robbins, Ph.D., an instructor at Harvard Medical School and sleep scientist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, adding that one glass before bed is probably not too much of a problem.   But, Robbins adds, "much more than that ... it will ruin the quality of your sleep. It causes you to wake up multiple times and suppress some of the most important stages of sleep."   So, if you want to sleep better, try limiting your alcohol consumption and consider replacing your evening glass of wine with a cup of tea. It turns out that the idea that alcohol is good for sleep is just a myth. What other common sleep myths can you let go of? Find out.  READ ABOUT THE 5 SLEEP MYTHS > Wellness News Who's most likely to develop a blood clot post-COVID? New study offers answer A COVID-19 infection can raise your risk for blood clots in the following weeks and months. Here's what experts want you to know about the symptoms of blood clots. Who's most likely to develop a blood clot post-COVID? New study offers answer A COVID-19 infection can raise your risk for blood clots in the following weeks and months. Here's what experts want you to know about the symptoms of blood clots. A toddler had leg pain that didn't go away. It was flesh-eating bacteria Toddler complained of hurt knee. His parents thought he hurt it. It was rare, flesh eating bacteria, also called necrotizing fasciitis. He needed an amputation. A toddler had leg pain that didn't go away. It was flesh-eating bacteria Toddler complained of hurt knee. His parents thought he hurt it. It was rare, flesh eating bacteria, also called necrotizing fasciitis. He needed an amputation. Bretman Rock's intimidating ab workout is still viral. Here's how to do it Bretman Rock's ab workout is made up of challenging ab exercises like mountain climbers, crunches and plank hip dips. Bretman Rock's intimidating ab workout is still viral. Here's how to do it Bretman Rock's ab workout is made up of challenging ab exercises like mountain climbers, crunches and plank hip dips. Thanks for letting us in your inbox! See you again tomorrow morning. Want to refer a friend? Subscribe here Send us Feedback Follow us on Facebook More TODAY Newsletters 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 Manage Subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Privacy | Contact MANAGE SUBSCRIPTION | UNSUBSCRIBE | PRIVACY | CONTACT