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4 Sleep Habits That Are Preventing You from Getting Enough Rest

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Sometimes it can feel that no matter how many hours of sleep you get at night, you still wake up feeling groggy. Why is this? Well, there are several sleep habits that can impact your sleep at night. You may not even realize it. The good thing is that these can be easily changed. They can have a huge impact on your sleep quality, and leave you feeling energized the next day.

Blue Light

Most of us are guilty for doing this, but if you watch TV, go on your phone or even have bright lights on before you go to bed, you are jeopardizing your chance of a good night’s sleep. This is due to blue light hues impacting the brain and essentially tricking it into waking up. This means that when you go to put your head down, your brain is now wide awake, and it can take ages to finally get off. The solution? Put your phone down and avoid TV at least an hour before bed if you can. Opt for reading a book under a low light instead. This allows your brain to slowly get tired, making it easier to fall asleep, and stay asleep.

Mouth Breathing

You may not even realize that you have this sleep habit, but if you breathe through your mouth at night, it can cause a few problems with your quality of sleep. Breathing through your mouth can impact your oral hygiene, as well as making you more likely to snore – and if you’re sharing a bed with your partner, this can cause problems for them too! Mouth strips keep your mouth closed while you sleep, meaning you naturally breathe through your nose, filtering the air you breathe: it benefits snorers and non-snorers alike. Somnifix strips work by preventing the tongue falling backwards and disrupting nose breathing. They may feel strange at first, but you will quickly adjust and feel the difference in sleep quality! Try them out and see how they can improve your sleep.

Bringing Work to Bed

If you have a couple of e-mails to reply to, or some work to finish off, you may be tempted to bring them to bed with you. If you do this, it may be affecting your sleep without even knowing. Doing work in bed prevents you from shutting off from work, meaning you don’t have time space to relax and de-stress from work. This can stop you from getting a deep sleep, and may even affect your dreams, particularly if you are stressed. Ensure you keep work and sleep separate to prevent stress induced insomnia.

Cool It

If you feel like you’ve tried everything yet still struggle to fall asleep at night, take a look at where you sleep. Is your bedroom cool enough? A reduction in body temperature can help you fall asleep, so consider sleeping with a window open to allow a cool breeze in. Get rid of layers of blankets and duvets, and even sleep naked if you don’t already. Having a warm shower an hour or two before bed allows a natural fall in temperature, allowing your body to cool down and have a deeper, better quality sleep. Smaller changes like these are sometimes all it takes to get more rest.

Try out some of these tips and see the difference it can make to your sleep quality. Although it may be hard to ditch the e-mails before bed, it will soon become a habit. After a few days you may well be surprised at how energized you feel! 

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