subject: A Few Tips to Help You Sleep at Night [print this page] Author: Matt Helphrey Author: Matt Helphrey
Sleeping at night is an important factor in over health and well being. If you can't sleep at night it can lead to many problems down the road. Here are a few tips you can try to learn to get better at getting some much needed z's at night.Your bed should only be used for what it is meant to be used...sleep. When you start doing other activities in your bed like watching movies, TV, checking your email, eating, and chatting on the phone it becomes ingrained in your head that you need to do something other than sleeping when you lay down to rest. Do those other activities in any other room than your bedroom. Over time your body will start to get the hint that the bed means rest and you will naturally be able to sleep better when you lay down in your bed.Set a designated time to wind down and go to bed at the same time every night. This way your body will naturally start feeling tired at that time after it gets used to it. Calm yourself down as much as possible at least an hour and a half before you want to go to sleep. Take deep breaths and lay down. Make sure you don't over stimulate yourself by working and being engaged in anything. Make sure to hold back your temptations to watch television in your bedroom. Get it out of your room and try reading a book instead.Maybe the best thing you can do to ensure that you sleep at night is exercise during the day. A brisk hard workout should tire you enough to make you sleep at night. I found that it works immediately the day you start doing it, but it especially works if you exercise daily. The trick here is to make sure you workout in the morning and not at night before you go to bed.It should go without saying but some people need to be told over and over...don't drink caffeine at least 6 hours before you go to bed. If you really have problems sleeping, try to avoid caffeine completely. The same goes for any type of stimulants that are designed to keep you awake. Cigarettes, energy drinks, and even tea should only be taken in the morning and never before you attempt to sleep.These tips will help you to get better sleep if you adhere to them over the course of time. If you have put these tips to use and have honestly given them your best shot, you may be in the need for real professional help. Talk to your doctor and ask them about how a sleep study may benefit you. About the Author:
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