Getting Some Shut Eye
Did you know that you'll spend over 20,000 hours on your bed during its seven-year lifespan, or that what you eat can keep you up at night? Your mattress, health habits, and your pre-bed routine all influence the quality of sleep that you get in a night.
If you're feeling tired despite clocking 8 hours in bed, you should check out these 10 tips to get the best night's sleep you've had in a long time!
And don't forget to tell us what works for you! If you have tips for getting enough pillow time, share the wealth and tell us in the comments section below!
Cut off the Water Supply
If you often find yourself getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, you've probably noticed that you're still tired, even though you might have gone to bed at a decent hour. Even short disturbances like going to the bathroom and right back to bed are enough to impair the quality of your sleep.
Don't drink any fluids between an hour and a half to two hours before you go to bed, and you should at least reduce the frequency of these mid-night trips, if not eliminate them altogether.
Eat Dinner Earlier
Eating too close to your bedtime keeps your blood sugar levels elevated, and that makes it harder for your body to relax and go to sleep.
Finish eating altogether roughly two hours before you turn in so that your body has time to digest and begin to unwind.
Relax. Free Your Mind. Lower Stress.
Take at least a full hour before bed to do something relaxing. Watch TV, meditate, take a hot bath, or read a book (not a thriller!) so that your body has time to relax and become somewhat sedentary.
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