8 Steps Before Going to Bed to Cure Your Insomnia
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Having insomnia is very difficult and can also be frustrating, a lot of people experience this, including me. Being unable to sleep for hours or struggling to stay asleep isn’t a very likable situation to be in, but there are steps that we can take to somehow ease our insomnia and help us sleep better. It will take some time for it to become a habit and eventually for our body to get used to it, so you might need some patience, and you should also consider checking with a professional for help. In the meantime, here are 8 steps that you can follow before going to bed by Natural Cures on YouTube.
Steps:
- Don’t exercise before going to bed
- Don’t drink coffee and don’t smoke
- Don’t drink too much water
- Don’t use your phone in the bed
- Avoid eating 3 hours before going to bed
- Don’t nap before 10 PM
- Meditate before sleeping
- Don’t sleep with your pets
Directions:
Step 1: Don’t exercise before going to bed
If you exercise 4 hours before going to sleep, it will hinder your muscle relaxation which will make it harder to fall asleep.
Step 2: Don’t drink coffee and don’t smoke
Aside from caffeine, you should also avoid smoking tobacco at night because the nicotine found in cigarettes is stimulating and can affect your sleep. Smokers also have higher chances of suffering insomnia than people who don’t smoke.
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Step 3: Don’t drink too much water
Drinking too much water will make you get up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet which will affect the quality of your sleep and cause insomnia.
Step 4: Don’t use your phone in the bed
The artificial light emitted by phones makes the brain reduce melatonin production which is the hormone responsible for regulating the sleep cycle and helping us fall asleep. This results in insomnia, plus, even the slightest light emitted by your phone charging can affect your melatonin production, and that light also strains your eyes which causes headaches, dry eyes, and blurry vision.
Step 5: Avoid eating 3 hours before going to bed
The quality of your diet directly affects your sleep, eating real food full of magnesium and other vitamins and minerals will help you produce tryptophan and melatonin.
*Watch the video tutorial for more steps and details.
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