How to Get Better Sleep at Night

Sleep is one of the best ways through which your body feels relaxed and rejuvenates itself. In fact, a good night’s sleep can help you feel refreshed and revitalized after the most hectic and busy day in office. However, these days we see almost every second person, especially the ones who are working, suffering from the problem of either insomnia or disturbed sleep.

Better Sleep

If you have trouble sleeping, you’re not alone. Almost everyone occasionally suffers from short-term insomnia. According to the National Institutes of Health, about 60 million Americans a year have insomnia frequently or for extended periods of time.

Spray your sheets with a relaxing scent.

Not everything aroma therapists claim scents can do is true, but they can help us relax. Lavender is known to be relaxing, but really, it's whatever works for you. Find a body spray in the bed and bath section of your local drug store or supermarket, spray your sheets, and sleep the night away.

Tips For Better Sleeep

Eat to Enhance Sleep

Some foods are more conducive to a better night's sleep than others. You already knew about warm milk, chamomile tea and turkey, but Yahoo Food lists others, like bananas, potatoes, oatmeal and whole-wheat bread.

Avoid the Soul-Shattering Alarm Buzzer

No one likes starting the day by getting ripped out of bed by that evil BEEP BEEP BEEP of the alarm clock, but some sleepyheads ignore anything gentler. Lifehacker reader Jason beats the buzzer with a dual clock radio system.

Relax before bedtime

Stress not only makes you miserable, it wreaks havoc on your sleep. Develop some kind of pre-sleep ritual to break the connection between all the day's stress and bedtime. These rituals can be as short as 10 minutes or as long as an hour.

How To Get a Good Night's Sleep

A lack of sleep can make panic and anxiety worse, and may make getting well even more difficult. If you're having trouble sleeping, it's important to find out why and to make changes that will help you get back on track.

Sleep Hygiene – Best Practices

Avoid drinking alcohol close to bedtime. While it may initially sedate you, alcohol keeps your brain in light sleep – you have trouble getting to the deep sleep and REM sleep phases and your sleep is less efficient.

Exercise regularly. Regular physical activity, especially aerobic exercise, can help you fall asleep faster and make your sleep more restful. Don't exercise within three hours of your bedtime, however.

Cut back on sleep killers, like the Diet Coke, Starbucks, Red Bull, or other caffeine pick-me-ups that you think you need because you're feeling exhausted. You'll be even more tired at first, but the deeper sleep you get will pay you back in full.

Create a pre-sleep ritual. Ideally, nights should be as relaxing as possible, but try telling this to a working mom who needs to get a million things done. If your mind is sometimes still racing once you get into bed, you might want to set aside a few minutes to wind down. Before turning out the lights, read a few pages of a book, listen to some music, or just focus on your breathing.