To get enough sleep and feel rested, how we sleep matters as much as how much we sleep. Try following these guidelines for a week and compare how your sleep and your condition in the morning have changed.
Dr. Tatjana
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Go to bed only when you feel sleepy. Two hours of deep sleep is better than six hours spent trying to sleep.
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Use your bed exclusively for sleeping and sex. It is not a movie theater or a work office.
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Have an information detox two hours before bedtime. ===Avoid news, disturbing movies, or videos. Do not try to figure out relationships or deal with problems in your life.
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For the eight hours before going to bed, do not ingest any drinks and/or drugs that stimulate the nervous system such as coffee, green tea, chocolate, soda, and energy drinks. If you are a smoker, reduce your smoking habits. Nicotine always has a negative effect on sleep.
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Eat dinner no later than three hours before bedtime. Choose foods rich in tryptophan, from which melatonin, the sleep hormone, is synthe...
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