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How to get more sleep

Posted: Mar 4th 2008 9:15AM by Bethany Sanders
Filed under: Emotional Health, General Health, Healthy Habits, Stress Reduction

I watch the clock every night, knowing that if I don't crawl into bed by my own personal witching hour, I'll never fall asleep. I'm like a kid -- if I get overtired, I just can't seem to doze off.

Being chronically overtired may be one of the reasons that Americans are in dire need of more sleep, though other factors may contribute as well. If you're finding yourself falling well short of the seven hour minimum recommendation most health experts agree on, try one of these 10 strategies for better sleep and see if you can't get more rest:

  • reduce anxiety by putting your problems to bed before you go to bed
  • get more exercise during the day
  • reduce light pollution before bed and in the bedroom
  • cut the caffiene
  • avoid alcohol
  • reset your body's clock
  • consider taking melatonin
  • talk to your doctor about medication
  • try cognitive behavioral therapy
  • create a sleep debt

It's not easy to beat insomnia. In fact, sometimes it can be terribly frustrating, but if you can do it, your body and your health will thank you.

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