subject: Ideas For A More Rewarding Night's Rest [print this page] If you want to get a better night of sleep, there are a few totally different items you can potentially check out. A number of these tips will be less difficult to adopt than others, but they have all been known to raise the time, value, and constancy of your sleep.
Tip #1 - Create the Optimum Sleeping Environment
If you don't know what the appropriate sleeping setting means, you are not alone. Your sleeping environment can be impacted by four aspects: light, color, temperature, and noises. If any of these three factors are not at an ideal stage, your quality of sleep could suffer. When going to sleep you should have as little light getting into the room as is possible. Consider black out drapes or shutters to keep any light from coming in. Elude having the television on during your bed time, since the light coming from it can have an effect on your rest. The color of your room can also have an impact. Your master bedroom decor should be cool and comforting, not bright and agitating. Consider painting your walls a darker color and keep the decor straightforward. It may not seem like much, but distractions do add up. The optimal comfort level for bedtime is 65 degrees. Any warmer and your body is too concerned with keeping itself cool, any cooler and your body is too busy keeping itself warm.
Tip #2 - Avoid Napping Throughout the Day
If you are too worn-down to make it through the day, take that as a warning sign that you need better sleep, not a quick nap. Too often people try to remedy their constant sleepiness with naps or temporary fixes like energy drinks, but they avoid the larger issue at hand. The only thing that can fix feeling sluggish throughout the day is obtaining a good night's rest the night before. Even if you think you are too busy, go to bed sooner than customary. You'd be surprised what the added hour or two can do for you. Also, napping all through the day makes it tougher to fall asleep in your bed come night time. Dozing off on the couch during the baseball game might leave you feeling more revitalized at the moment, but come real bed time, you will more than likely toss and turn for a while. Bypass the nap and add that time to your nighttime sleep.
Tip #3 - Eat Healthier and Not Too Close to Bed Time
Can eating healthy really enrich your sleep? Of course it can. Your body is better at processing certain foods and not so great at processing others (there's a reason why your stomach feels weird after eating greasy meals). If you eat unhealthy or if you eat too near to bed time, your body will still be digesting that food as you lay in bed. Your mind might be ready for bed, but your body is just figuring out what to do with all the energy you just gave it. Your body works in concert and what affects one organ affects everything else. So stay away from the bacon double cheese burger with large fries right before bed time and opt for a light chicken salad instead. You will be amazed at how much improved your sleep is at night when you select to eat healthy.
Being pro-active on any or all of the suggestions above should help to give you a better, more satisfying night of sleep. Don't delay, try out some of these tips tonight and notice the difference straight away.
