Tips to have a better sleep
By Barbara Carubio
This pandemic affects our mental health and sleeping. We get anxiety and stress; that’s one reason that you will not have a good night’s sleep. Some of us have a hard time sleeping. So, how to have a good night’s sleep every day? Check this out.
- Limit intake of alcohol and caffeine.
Most of us have a hard time becoming drossy because of the alcohol or caffeine that we intake. When you already notice it, then you reduce your cups every day.
- Change your body clock
Changing your body clock is a huge adjustment for you, but you should take slowly such as adjusting your wake up call into one hour and the same as when you already go to bed. To work it, you must be consistent.
- Exercise regularly
In different aspects of daily life, exercise is one of the best for you—a lot of benefits. You can start walking and jogging early in the morning for 30 minutes.
- Limit long naps
One of the reasons that you can’t sleep is because you have a long nap in the daytime. You can have a quick rest like 2-3 hours in the afternoon.
- Environment comfortable
You get trouble sleeping because of the noises, room temperature, bed, pillows, etc. If you cannot handle the sounds anymore, you can use earplugs. Buy some new pillowcases, bedsheets, and blankets. You can also try some cotton-type.
- Reduce stress
Stress has a significant effect on ourself like headache, trouble sleeping, pimples, back pains, poor decision making, irritability, etc.
- Don’t eat or drink before 30 minutes in bed
It can activate the digestive system and keep you up.
- Listen to any calm sounds or music
If you have so many things going on in your mind, so you need to relax it. Listen to some gentle sound or music like beach waves, crickets, and something sounds from nature. It will help you to relax your mind.