Guidelines for Getting a Good Night's Sleep

Having a good night’s sleep is really important to our overall health and well being. According to the article that I had read when people get less than 6 or 7 hours of sleep each night, their risk for developing diseases begins to increase. So watch out for this if you don’t want to be the one. So are you the one who have this sleeping problem? Try to do the things below and we’ll see if it really works.

• Start to have a schedule and stick to it; sleep when you are sleepy but try to get up and go to bed each day at about the same time.

• Get heavy curtains or shades to block out bright light early in the morning if you are awakening earlier than you’d like.

• Use a fan or other means of creating a steady, soothing sound to drown out other noises.

• Minimize alcohol and caffeine intake; avoid caffeine after noon and don’t use alcohol as a sedative before bed.

• Check your medication list. Because there are some medicines can interfere with sleep, ask your doctor or pharmacist about the medicines you take.

• Avoid having heavy meals or excessive fluids within an hour or two of bedtime.

• Don’t exercise robustly after within several hours of bedtime.