How to Improve Sleep at Night

Getting a good night's sleep is right up there with eating wisely and exercising well to maintain a healthy body and mind. If you are having difficulty sleeping at night, here are some tips that might help improve sleep at night.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Believe it or not, good sleep habits are a result of training. In many cases we have trained ourselves to have habits that work against a good night's sleep. We can easily improve those habits.

2. Set a schedule. Make a habit of going to sleep and waking up at the same time daily. Try not to make exceptions for weekends or holidays and keep yourself on schedule so your body becomes acclimated to a regular ritual.

3. Avoid stimulants like sugar and alcohol at night. Excessive liquids before bed is also likely to disturb sleep patterns even if you don't have to get up in the middle of the night to relieve yourself.

4. Bright lights several hours before bedtime -- including the light from a computer screen -- will make it harder to get to sleep.

5. If you reduce caffeine from coffee and tea during the day and try to avoid it altogether in the evening, your sleep should improve at night.

6. Additional help can be found in reducing stress levels. You can work on stress reduction by taking some time for meditation or doing other relaxation exercises. Exercise at night should be done well in advance of going to bed.

7. Seek more help with hypnotherapy, biotherapy or other support techniques to help establish better patterns to improve sleep at night. You CAN retrain yourself into good sleep habits and start enjoying the good sleeping your health will appreciate.

[Handmadedreams]

on 5/7/2009 Very helpful info. Thanks.

[leaper]

on 5/7/2009 Good article on getting better sleep at night.