by Rick Baker
On Mar 4, 2011
It is important to get the proper amount of sleep...say 7 to 8 hours per night.
In order to get that sleep, it is important to get to sleep when you want to get to sleep. I mean, laying around thinking about sleep doesn’t count.
There are some things you should not do just before going to bed because those things tend to reduce your ability to fall asleep.
Conversely, there are some things you can do to promote falling asleep sooner rather than later.
I listened to an audio book that provided a list of things we shouldn't do just before bedtime.
As examples:
- Don't exercise just before bedtime.
- Don't drink coffee.
- Don't eat.
- Don't watch TV, especially the news…which tends to raise blood pressure.
- Don't read exciting stuff.
To be clear - reading before bed can help us fall asleep.
However, that sleeping aid doesn't work if the reading material is exciting.
I see opportunity here.
I'm thinking of writing a series of before-bedtime ‘blogs’: I will make sure they are not exciting at all.
In the meantime, I sure hope my Thought Posts are not depriving you of too much sleep.