“Queen of Sleep” Arianna Huffington has sleep tips for you to follow for better snoozing.
Here learn common mistakes with light, alcohol, and exercise.
Try an Unexpected Technique a Sleep Doctor Swears By
What Is Sleep Hygiene, Exactly?
From the beginning of time, people have struggled with sleep.
There is no silver sleeping bullet thats going to do the trick for everybody.
Peoples reasons for not getting enough sleep are deeply personal, specific to their lives and circumstances.
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And those reasons shift over time.
Let there be (less) light!
Light suppresses the production of melatonin, which signals us to sleep.
Bathroom mirror lights can be excessively bright and thus suppress melatonin excretion.
When you turn it off, it doesnt mean that instantly the alerting effects go away.
Theres an underlying biology thats stimulated.
Its not time to go to sleep yet.
In fact, a 2015 survey showed that71 percent of Americans sleep with or next to their smartphones.
Its getting hot in here
Then theres the matter of temperature.
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When we feel relaxed and comfortable in our environment, were more likely to feel sleepy.
In other words, move your body!
In other words, our caffeine cutoff time should begin well before evening.
Would you like to come up for a nightcap?
The next stop on our tour of sleep-related misconceptions is the nightcap.
What they dont realize is what happens in their body afterward.
According to a 2015 study from the University of Melbourne, alcohol does indeed initially act as a sedative.
But later in the night, it changes allegiances and acts as a sleep disrupter.
In fact, the quality of the sleep you get is significantly altered and disrupted.
Originally published onThrive Global.
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