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Getting a good night's sleep is important. Here are twenty tips to help you fall asleep more easily and get that good night's rest which will help with stress relief and make you healthier. It truly is a win/win/win opportunity to a better life.
Sleeping is one of the best ways to just get away from all the things we are thinking. It gets our grey matter all charged up for the following day. However there are some unfortunate people who have problems getting to sleep. These are people we call insomniac. If you feel that you are one of those people and you’d hate to turn into a living vampire. Here are some tips to get you sleeping faster than Tyson getting knocked out. 1. Count sheep; you may even want to be imaginative and count weird animals such as emus, llamas or a rhinoceros.
2. Set your body clock right. Have a schedule of what time you should sleep at night and wake up every morning.
3. Find a good firm mattress to sleep on.
4. Gently comfort yourself by lying down on your back and gently rubbing your belly. It may sound stupid but what works won’t hurt you.
5. Avoid any stimulants such as tobacco, caffeine, or alcohol.
6. Count backwards staring from five hundred. If you really have a hard time sleeping counting backwards from a million might help.
7. Remember your good old nursery days and recite those boring poems.
8. Think of a person’s name starting from each alphabet. If a lot of the names remind you of people who are very irritating, forget doing it.
9. Listen to relaxing sounds such as dolphins, waves, and water falls. Be wary of purchasing a tape that sounds like the monster Tsunami, it may just give you nightmares.
10. Avoid chocolate, cola and tea on the evening as they are also considered to be stimulants.
11. Imagine the beautiful countryside.
12. Find a well ventilated room to sleep.
13. Set the right temperature that your body would feel best to sleep in.
14. Sleep on your back. Don’t sleep lying on down on your chest. Lying down on your chest will cause shallow breathing.
15. Drink warm milk before going to sleep.
16. Stretching is not only done to wake you up. Stretching can also be done to relax your body.
17. Recite the most boring song you’ve heard. The national anthem of your country might do. If you have time, research the National anthem of Durkidurkistan.
18. Make a long list of words in your head and then change some letters.
19. Herbal Tea helps make you sleep.
20. Exercise 15 minutes a day to have the necessary oxygen you need to relax when it’s bedtime. Following these tips will help you get some sleep and back to the life of a day dweller. |