Are you tired of constantly tossing and turning every time you lay down to sleep? Are your friends complaining how you have no energy in you anymore? Are you lagging behind in your studies or work because of poor sleep?
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Sleep problems are one of the most common problems all around the world. Sleep is just as important, and eating healthy and staying fit as sleep has a direct effect on your mind function, hormones, and daily performance. Lack of sleep can cause you to be grumpy, eat less or too much, gain weight suddenly, feel bloated, and have much more negative effects on your immune system and mind. You can control your sleep pattern and night schedule just like you control your daily day to day tasks and objectives with the following tips:
Get in sync with your body: Your body has its own sleeping and waking up pattern. It should be highlighted that every person has a different sleep pattern. Some people wake up earlier than others according to their natural sleep rhythm, while others wake up later in the day.
To find your rhythm, try to sleep simultaneously every dayy and avoid all other distractions while going to bed. You can use an alarm to wake you up, but only when you’re getting enough sleep. Also avoided taking random naps throughout the day.
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Cut down the caffeine in the day: While caffeine helps to boost our mental performance, physical performance, energy, and focus it also creates a challenge for an individual's sleep. If caffeine is consumed late in the day it can worsen your sleep pattern and your sleep quality as well as the quantity since caffeine stays in your blood for 6 to 9 hours.
Reduce alcohol consumption at night: Alcohol consumption can lead to insomnia, snoring, sleep apnea, and other sleep-related problems. In turn, this affects the human growth hormone that is released during sleeping.
Stop the light exposure: Melatonin is released in low lighting and makes you feel drowsy while if there is light, then melatonin helps you to wake up. When you wake up, you can sit in the sun in the morning to help you get alert and slowly wake up your mind. Expose yourself to more natural light in the day than at night. This would get you productive through the day and naturally feel tired and sleepy when the sun sets down.
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Avoid all gadgets: phones emit a blue light that keeps your mind awake. It also disrupts your sleep when it’s kept near you. Shut down all electronic devices such as computers, laptops, TVs, and especially mobiles when you are going to bed.
Create a relaxing environment: Buy yourself some soft pillows, a comfortable bed that makes no sounds on any light movements, and the perfect mattress suited to your liking to help you get better sleep. A perfect mattress will also help to reduce back pain, shoulder pain, and muscle stiffness. New and especially clean beddings can also improve your sleep quality.
