Image credit: AbrahamThePharmacist via YouTube
Most adults need around 8 hours of good-quality sleep every night to function properly and it’s best if you keep a sleeping routine that’s healthier because it affects you not only physically, but also emotionally, and mentally. However, there are a lot of people who struggle to stay asleep even after laying in bed for hours and this could feel so frustrating leaving you desperate, and keeping you more awake.
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If that’s the case, try this method by AbrahamThePharmacist on YouTube and see if it can help improve your sleeping routine and let you have a much-needed rest without interruption. It’s still best to seek professional help, so in the meantime, assess yourself and see if this simple trick would work for you, if it doesn’t, then you must call up an expert to help you with a different and perhaps more effective approach.
Step 1: Core Temperature
Your body’s core temperature needs to drop to initiate sleep, so what you need to do is aim to keep your room at 18°C or 65°F.
Step 2: Make Your Room Sleep Ready
Your room should be pitch black so make sure to close your curtains or wear an eye mask, and remove any background noise, you can also wear earplugs.
Step 3: Rhythmic Sleep Technique
Remove tension by relaxing your entire body, tongue, jaw, and cheeks, then work your way down your arms and legs. Next, close your lips and breathe in through your nose silently, then count 4 seconds in your head, and hold out your breath for 7 seconds. Part your lips slightly, then breathe out your mouth for about 8 seconds and make a whooshing sound. Repeat this full breathing cycle four times until relaxation occurs.
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