All About How To Get A Good Night’s Sleep

Getting a good night’s sleep is all about proper sleep hygiene, sleep routine and consistency.

SLEEP HYGIENE

This is the following of good sleep habits that will enhance your sleep experience. Follow these guidelines to improve your personal sleep hygiene:

1. Use the bedroom only for sleep and sex. This means no –

• studying on the bed;

 

• bringing the laptop or tablet or smartphone;

 

• work or reports for that deadline.

1. Do not consume caffeine, alcohol or nicotine at least five to six hours before bed. These substances have a negative effect on our minds and well-being. If you cannot control the urge to consume any of the above you may have to look at ways to quit as with that lack of self-control there may be signs of addiction.

 

2. Train your pets to adapt to your sleep times. Your best friend may be a sweet pet who wants to play when you need to sleep so train your dog or cat to know when to quit. This is not hard to do with the proper training. For a dog, make sure you walk them a little while before, tire them out a little, and move into the bedroom, they will quickly adapt to your routine.

3. Help a snoring partner. Someone else snoring and keeping you up at night may be a sign of a sleep disorder like sleep apnea. You should address snoring with your physician if the little changes in habits do not work. Refer to the related articles on snoring and sleep apnea to learn more.

4. Keep regular hours. Your hours of waking and going to sleep should be kept as consistent as possible. Leave only a ten minute tolerance on both ends for anything unforeseen.

5. Your room ambiance. The environment of the room is critical to a good sleep.

• Have it dark or very dimly lit (preferably from a faded nightlight);
• No television or personal computers. As much as that may hurt you remember the bedroom is not suitable for these distractions, it is a place for your body to rejuvenate and get the rest so badly needed;

SLEEP ROUTINE

Your ideal sleep routine is covered in a related page, please visit sleep routine.

CONSISTENCY

This is all about taking what is best practice in sleep hygiene and sleep routine and sticking to it. To get a good night’s sleep you must practice discipline. Many people feel the urge to party all night and consume alcohol and test the body’s resistance. This may be fine in college or for an odd night in the month but remember as you age you will feel the consequences.

Be consistent and look forward to long life and health. Do not be consistent and you will feel the effects.