DO YOU OFTEN FEEL GRUMPY? IT SHOULD BE THAT YOU ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP. THE HASSLES OF WORK,DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHILD CARE CAN MAKE SLEEP DIFFICULT TO COME BY. QUALITY SLEEP MAY EVEN BE MORE ELUSIVE WHEN OTHER UNEXPECTED CHALLANGES, SUCH AS FINANCIAL WORRIES, LAYOFFS, RELATIONSHIP ISSUES OR AN ILLNESS SETS IN.
YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL OR ELIMINATE ALL OF THE FACTORS THAT INTERFERE WITH YOUR SLEEP, BUT YOU CAN CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT AND ADOPT HABITS THAT ENCOURAGE A MORE RESTFUL NIGHT. PRACTISE THESE TIPS IF YOU HAVE DIFFICULT FALLING ASLEEP OR STAYING ASLEEP.
1. GO TO BED AND GET UP AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME EVERY DAY, EVEN ON THE WEEKENDS. STICKING TO A SCHEDULE HELP YOU FALL ASLEEP MORE EASILY AT NIGHT.
2. DON`T EAT OR DRINK LARGE AMOUNTS BEFORE BEDTIME.
3. AVOID NICOTINE, CAFFEINE AND ALCOHOL IN THE EVENING AS THEY ARE STIMULANTS AND CAN KEEP YOU AWAKE.
4. EXERCISE REGULARLY.
5. MAKE YOUR BEDROOM COOL, DARK, QUIET AND COMFORTABLE.
6. SLEEP PRIMARILY AT NIGHT AS DAYTIME NAPS MAY STEAL HOURS FROM NIGHT TIME SLUMBER.
7. CHOOSE A COMFORTABLE MATTRESS AND PILLOW.
8. START A RELAXING BEDTIME ROUTINE SUCH AS TAKING A WARM BATH OR SHOWER, READING A BOOK, OR LISTENING TO SOOTHING MUSIC.
9. USE SLEEPING PILLS ONLY AS A LAST RESORT AFTER CHECKING WITH YOUR DOCTOR.
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