As the nights draw in and the mornings get more difficult to wake to, it may be time to improve our quality of sleep.
Improving the quality of our sleep is a great way to improve our mood, energy levels, concentration and general health.
So lets start with two easy steps:
1. Using a phone/tablet before bed?
Try avoiding your phone/tablet for at least 2 hours before bed. Most screens emit a blue light that affects your circadian rhythm and suppresses melatonin levels so keeping you awake. You are also likely working or playing a game so your brain is engaged rather than slowing down in preparation for sleep.
2. Coffee?
Tea and coffee are great stimulations and can be useful on occasions, but a stimulated mind is not helpful for sleep. One thing we can do is to avoid tea and coffee for at least 6 hours before bed; this because the half life of caffeine is around 5 hours (varies slight between individuals), so by the time you go to bed that coffee you had 6 hours ago will have half in strength giving you a much better chance of drifting off to sleep natural and sleeping through the night.
Sweet dreams everyone...
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