[Everything Natural] 9 Steps to Better Sleep

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Nine Steps to Better Sleep

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Nine Steps to Better Sleep

 

By Margaret Chuong-Kim

 

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Too often, people who have difficulty falling asleep and sleeping

deeply turn to medication. Experience has shown that many sleep

disturbances can be solved through natural means. The following are

9 steps you can take to ensure a good night's sleep.

 

1. Reserve your bedroom for sleep.

 

Your bedroom should be reserved for sleep and lovemaking. Homework,

office work, and other stressful and stimulating activities should

be kept outside of the bedroom, as should televisions, radios,

stereos, and other entertainment equipment. This will condition your

body to relax and anticipate sleep once you walk into the bedroom.

You want to keep any stress and unnecessary stimulation as far away

from the bedroom as possible.

 

2. Be consistent with sleep and wake times.

 

Go to sleep at the same time each night, and get out of bed at the

same time each morning. This will condition your body to fall into a

routine of sleep and wakefulness. It is best not to disrupt this

routine, such as by sleeping in on weekends.

 

3. Avoid nicotine, caffeine, sugar, and alcohol close to bedtime.

Nicotine, caffeine, sugar, and alcohol often cause insomnia.

Nicotine, caffeine, and sugar are stimulants that cause you to

sleep lightly and to wake up before you need to because of

withdrawal.Common sources of caffeine are coffee, soft drinks, non-

herbal teas, and some over-the- counter and prescription

medications. Alcohol prevents deep sleep and interferes with REM-

stage sleep, the stage of sleep that stimulates the learning centres

of the brain. Adopting an unprocessed and whole food diet will help

you avoid these stimulants.

 

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