7 Tips to Sleeping Good
If you can’t sleep, here are 7 Tips to Sleeping Good. Give them a try and see how they work for you. Hopefully your counting sheep days will be over.
Set a schedule
Go to bed at a certain time every night and get up at the same time each morning.
Exercise
Exercise 20 to 30 minutes a day but try to get your exercise about 5 to 6 hours before going to bed. Exercising to close to bedtime can actually interfere with sleep.
Avoid caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol
Avoid drinks that contain caffeine. Caffeine is a stimulant and keeps you awake. Caffeine is in coffee, chocolate, soft drinks, non-herbal teas, diet pills, and some pain relievers. Nicotine withdrawal will cause you to wake up early because of the need for more nicotine.Alcohol causes lighter stages of sleep and you don’t get into the deep REM cycle of sleep.
Relax before bed
Start a nighttime ritual. Take a warm bath, read, or any other relaxing routine.You will then be training yourself to associate restful activities with sleep.
Sleep until sunlight
Sunlight or very bright lights helps the body’s internal biological clock to reset itself each day. Exposure to an hour of morning sunlight is reccommended for people having problems falling asleep.
Don’t lie in bed awake
If you can’t sleep, do something else.The anxiety of not being able to sleep can actually cause more insomnia.
Control your room temperature
Temperatures that are too cold or too warm may prevent you from falling asleep.
Time to sleep.
Good Night to All,
Cheryl