TIPS TO HELP YOU SLEEP BETTER

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TIPS TO HELP YOU SLEEP BETTER


Sleep is just as important to our health as exercise and a healthy diet. Lack of sleep can reduce mental alertness and impair the immune system. It also decreases the production of certain hormones that fight certain diseases such as cancer and diabetes. These hormones also regulate or control a person’s appetite.

Researchers say that a person’s lack of sleep is caused by changes in his lifestyle, wherein he is required to stay up late or change his sleep cycle often. This greatly affects his decision-making skills, memory, and concentration, degrading his performance at school or at work. According to Dr. Jim Horne, director of the sleep research at Loughborough University, “the amount of sleep we require is what we need not to be sleepy in the daytime.”

There are ways to help you sleep better and fall asleep faster: Sleep only when sleepy. This reduces the time you are awake in bed. If you are unable to fall asleep within 20 minutes, get up and do something until you feel sleepy. If possible, avoid taking naps in the afternoon. This will ensure that you are tired by bedtime. Get up and go to bed at the same time every day. Avoid taking anything that contains caffeine, nicotine, or alcohol for at least four to six hours before going to bed. Caffeine and nicotine interfere with your ability to fall asleep. Although alcohol slows down brain activity and causes you to relax and feel sleepy, it will also prevent you from sleeping deeply. Take a light snack before going to bed. It is important to avoid going to bed hungry or too full as either can cause difficulties in sleeping.