Sleep hygiene therapy is a natural, no side effects technique that follows a compilation of practices to help relax your body before bedtime, naturally inducing sleep.
Although it has not been concluded that this therapy guarantees a good night's sleep for everyone, the techniques are something anyone who has trouble sleeping should be aware of. Over time, these instructions will turn into habits, and the mind and body will recognize and respond to them appropriately.
One thing that sleep therapy accomplishes is teaching those with sleep disorders how to quiet their minds and thus their bodies. The therapy involves repeating a series of actions to help you get ready for bed each night. The techniques will ideally lead to a night of restful sleep and a refreshing morning after.
The thought behind this therapy is by training your body to become quiet and relaxed, you will be able to fall asleep with better ease and get a full night's rest. It may take time for your body to respond to these methods, but keep trying the therapy to see how your body takes to it.
There are some dos and don'ts you should be aware of. Some suggestions include keeping your room dark and quiet while trying to fall asleep; these two external factors can keep anyone awake. It's important to wake up and go to bed at the same time each day so your internal clock recognizes the correlation between evening time and the need for sleep.
To help you get ready for sleep hygiene therapy, exercise is recommended. While exercise benefits your health it also brings on exhaustion. Exposure to natural sunlight encourages your body to sleep better. Other ideas to help you relax such as stretching to relax the muscles or taking a warm bath around bedtime will help you get in the mood to sleep.
Along the same lines are some things that you need to keep from doing around bedtime if you want to get to sleep at night. Exercise and reading are good but not when it is almost time to go to bed. These are stimulating activities that can keep you awake and interrupt your sleep patterns. Engage in these activities earlier in the day.
Stimulating drinks can hinder your sleep for the night. Avoid drinking sodas and hot drinks loaded with caffeine or having an alcoholic beverage before bed. Added to this, telling yourself that you must sleep, usually results in not sleeping at all.
Using medications such as sleep aids to fall asleep at night can become habit-forming. There are also side effects that can occur when using medications. Natural treatments for insomnia like sleep hygiene therapy are hopefully habit-forming, but with no side effects other than a good night's sleep. Sleeping better avoids health problems that are brought on from prolonged insomnia. - 17943
Although it has not been concluded that this therapy guarantees a good night's sleep for everyone, the techniques are something anyone who has trouble sleeping should be aware of. Over time, these instructions will turn into habits, and the mind and body will recognize and respond to them appropriately.
One thing that sleep therapy accomplishes is teaching those with sleep disorders how to quiet their minds and thus their bodies. The therapy involves repeating a series of actions to help you get ready for bed each night. The techniques will ideally lead to a night of restful sleep and a refreshing morning after.
The thought behind this therapy is by training your body to become quiet and relaxed, you will be able to fall asleep with better ease and get a full night's rest. It may take time for your body to respond to these methods, but keep trying the therapy to see how your body takes to it.
There are some dos and don'ts you should be aware of. Some suggestions include keeping your room dark and quiet while trying to fall asleep; these two external factors can keep anyone awake. It's important to wake up and go to bed at the same time each day so your internal clock recognizes the correlation between evening time and the need for sleep.
To help you get ready for sleep hygiene therapy, exercise is recommended. While exercise benefits your health it also brings on exhaustion. Exposure to natural sunlight encourages your body to sleep better. Other ideas to help you relax such as stretching to relax the muscles or taking a warm bath around bedtime will help you get in the mood to sleep.
Along the same lines are some things that you need to keep from doing around bedtime if you want to get to sleep at night. Exercise and reading are good but not when it is almost time to go to bed. These are stimulating activities that can keep you awake and interrupt your sleep patterns. Engage in these activities earlier in the day.
Stimulating drinks can hinder your sleep for the night. Avoid drinking sodas and hot drinks loaded with caffeine or having an alcoholic beverage before bed. Added to this, telling yourself that you must sleep, usually results in not sleeping at all.
Using medications such as sleep aids to fall asleep at night can become habit-forming. There are also side effects that can occur when using medications. Natural treatments for insomnia like sleep hygiene therapy are hopefully habit-forming, but with no side effects other than a good night's sleep. Sleeping better avoids health problems that are brought on from prolonged insomnia. - 17943
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