✅ Good Sleeping Habits
There are times we deprive ourselves of sleep due to day activities and the completion of certain tasks like; exams, office work, games, and movies.
It is normal to want to have fun at night.
It is okay to want to finish that office work before you go to bed.
It is good to read well before exams.
But these activities should not be done regularly for a long period.
They not only deprive us of our sleep but also affect our health, both physically and mentally.
According to a Harvard University study, there is a link between sleep and mental health. How?
Well, when we deprive ourselves of sleep at night, our bodies produce a stress hormone called cortisol.
This cortisol helps to manage stress and helps the brain form memories.
And it is known that an increase in the cortisol level increases the risk of having depression, anxiety, or other mental disorders.
🔰The benefits of good sleep
🔱Weight control
🔱Lower blood pressure
🔱Increase energy
🔱 Reduces the risk of depression, anxiety, or other mental disorders.
🔰Tips on Creating a Good Sleep Pattern
🔱Sleep schedule:
Try to calculate the time of your work at school or in the office.
This will determine how much time you have left for other activities and sleep.
Make sure you calculate your time in such a way that you can get 7 hours of sleep.
🔱Do not go to bed hungry.
When you don’t eat before going to bed, there is a high chance of you waking up at night to eat.
This automatically disturbs your sleep. because you have woken up to eat.
Make sure you also eat something light at night before going to bed.
Eating too much can cause discomfort when you are about to sleep.
🔱 Have a warm bath
Always make sure to bathe at night.
According to a study, taking a warm bath one and a half hours before bed increases your chances of falling asleep rapidly.
It helps cool the body and helps make sleep easier.
🔱Drink warm milk.
Warm milk help improves sleep because it has a lot of nutrients like tryptophan, magnesium and melatonin.
Melatonin is the chemical substance that helps to induce sleep.
If you find it difficult to sleep at night, make sure to drink warm milk.
Do not become a sleeping pill addict.
Make Sure You Sleep at least 7 hours and not more than 9 hours a day.
🔱 Physical Activity
The more you are active during the day the more your body pushes you to sleep at night.
A good piece of advice I give is to exercise regularly. Even if it is 10 minutes each day.
BE RESPONSIBLE!
BE POSITIVE!
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