Thursday, December 17, 2009

Week Four Post: Tips For Getting A Good Night's Sleep

A lot of people, including myself, have a hard time either falling asleep or even getting a good night's sleep. Setting a specific time to go to bed and a specific time to wake up can help solve these problems because a person's body is set on a specific schedule. Caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, laying in bed awake, television, too much liquid, too much food, worry, anxiety, light, noise, napping, and using your bed for anything other than sleeping should be avoided so that people can be able to fall asleep fast and stay asleep. Exercising regularly, sleeping mainly at night, choosing a comfortable mattress and pillow, having enough room, eating foods that have tryptophan (in protein) and carbohydrates, relaxing before sleep, and controlling the room temperature can also help you go to sleep and remain asleep.



I have followed these tips without even realizing it or even reading them before. For example, I have noticed that if I drink a lot of soda, which has a lot of caffeine in it, before bed, it always takes me a while to fall asleep. In addition, I learned to never take naps. My friends can take naps after school and simply just go to bed normally after that but, I, on the other hand, cannot. All in all, these tips do help a lot.

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