The Undeclared Epidemic, Sleep Deprivation: Sleep Hygiene

There are things we can do to start to get a good night's sleep. The human body love consistency of habit. It does not like surprises or things that are not predictable. Here are some recommended sleep hygiene practices to assist you with meeting this goal for  yourself.

National Sleep Foundation recommendations:

1. Go to bed at the same time each night and rise at the same time each morning.
2. Make sure your bedroom is a quiet, dark, and relaxing environment, which is neither too hot or too cold.
3. Make sure your bed is comfortable and use it only for sleeping and not for other activities, such as reading, watching TV, or listening to music. Remove all TVs, computers, and other "gadgets" from the bedroom.
4. Avoid large meals before bedtime.

So try these behaviors and see what happens. Hope fully you won't be awake to tell me about it. The best to all my fellow sleep deprived colleagues.