Sleep Hygiene It's really only About A Clean Sleep Of Things

I never heard of sleep hygiene until just recently. I'm not sure if the word has been around for long but it is an interesting concept that will surely make a difference in your quality of sleep.

Personal hygiene is all about the things you can do to keep your body clean and smelling good. Dental hygiene involves all the things you can do to keep your teeth healthy and strong and situated firmly in your mouth where they belong.

Sleep hygiene therefore, is about the habits you can get into and the things you can do to help ensure that when it's time for you to go to bed, you are able to fall asleep and stay asleep. What follows is a list of ways you can improve your sleep hygiene so that you can get the most out of your sleeping time.
I never heard of sleep hygiene until just recently. I'm not sure if the word has been around for long but it is an interesting concept that will surely make a difference in your quality of sleep.

Personal hygiene is all about the things you can do to keep your body clean and smelling good. Dental hygiene involves all the things you can do to keep your teeth healthy and strong and situated firmly in your mouth where they belong.

Sleep hygiene therefore, is about the habits you can get into and the things you can do to help ensure that when it's time for you to go to bed, you are able to fall asleep and stay asleep. What follows is a list of ways you can improve your sleep hygiene so that you can get the most out of your sleeping time.

1. Set a time for bed and a time to wake

Having a regular sleep hours and bed times are important. Unfortunately we lead busy lives and getting to sleep at the same time every night is difficult. It's a bit easier to wake at set times because our jobs or our schooling force us to wake even when we don't want to.

2. Relax before bed

If you just jump into bed, your body might not be prepared to sleep, especially if you just completed an activity that engages your mind and body such as exercising, watching television or even eating. If you don't first relax an hour before bed, you'll find it takes longer to fall asleep even though you may feel exhausted.

3. Take a relaxing bath

Taking a bath is more than just a luxury. It's also a great way to help your body unwind after a busy day. And there's another reason why taking a bath helps you sleep. A hot bath taken 60 – 90 minutes before going to bed will cause your body temperature to rise. But then your body temperature will start to fall and that's key to sleeping better because that drop is going to make you feel sleepy.

4. Eat a little light food

And lightly is the key word here. Eating a heavy meal before bed can actually cause you to be uncomfortable and might, depending on what you eat, cause you to awaken during sleep. Snacking on healthy foods before going to bed can help you from feeling hungry during the night. If you get hungry you'll become restless and probably won't be able to sleep as deeply.

5. This is an amazing little trick

Keep a notepad by your bed. If your head is filled with all the things you didn't do today and all of the things you need to do tomorrow, sleep will never come. Taking a few minutes to by hand writing them all down its like a release and your mind will calm down.

6. If you can't sleep don't beat a dead horse

If you lie in bed when you aren't sleepy you'll just toss and turn. If you want to go to bed but don't feel like sleep will soon follow, start reading. But do so somewhere other than the bed by the lowest light possible. It will help you become drowsy. Once you do feel drowsy, then it's time to get into bed. But still, if you are awake after 20 minutes or so, get out and do some other mundane task.

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