Effective Tips To Help You Sleep Better

A good night’s sleep in an important factor when it comes to our overall health, and can sometimes determine how our day will turn out. By sleeping well, we can be more productive during the day and have more energy to do the things we want to do. For some, though, it’s easier said than done! Here are some effective tips to help you sleep a little better at night:

1. Getting into the habit of having a consistent sleep-wake time can drastically help your overall sleep quality. Try going to bed and waking up at a similar time every day of the week - even on the weekend - to try to align yourself with your inner clock.

2. Avid coffee drinkers don’t always realize how caffeine affects them, mostly because their bodies are accustomed to the amount of caffeine being fed to them. As much as there are benefits to consuming caffeine in general, when it comes to a good night’s sleep, it’s pretty detrimental since the caffeine lingers in our systems for about 6-8 hours. Try not having any coffee after 3 pm and see if that helps!

3. We’ve all heard that late night snacking isn’t the best for our health, but it can also be terrible for our sleep quality. Your body will be busy digesting what you’ve just eaten rather than relaxing and getting ready to release melatonin, a hormone that tells the body to rest. Not eating anything for about 3-4 hours before bedtime can really help your body solely focus on resting rather than digesting.

4. Your circadian rhythm - the body’s internal clock - stays healthy and regulated when you're exposed to plenty of sunlight during the day. Studies show that daytime light exposure improves sleep quality and reduces the time it takes to fall asleep at night. That said, it has the opposite effect at night. Bright light exposure at night can really screw up your sleeping patterns and trick your circadian rhythm that it’s daytime. Blue light, from our electronic devices, is even worse. By reducing bright lights and not using any electronic devices for at least 1-2 hours before bedtime, you can drastically improve your sleep quality.

5. Other tips to help you sleep better at night include consuming herbal teas (non-caffeinated, of course!), taking magnesium supplements, using lavender-based essential oils, drawing a relaxing bath, and even something as simple as reading a good book before bed. Feel free to browse through our online library, www.delevu.com, for numerous book options of many genres. If you follow these tips, you’ll definitely be able to see the difference in your sleep quality. What do you have to lose?