Are you not getting a good nights sleep? Do you wanna know how to sleep better? Are you finding it difficult, falling asleep or staying asleep? Do you know that if you don’t get enough sleep at night, you’ll have trouble waiting for your waking hours?
At night, when you’re trying to sleep, you watch the clock and stress out that you will have to get up in a few hours. During the day, you feel exhausted, sleepy and cannot focus on anything.
But wait. Are you ALONE in all this? NO, you’re not alone. There are at least 40-million Americans who suffer from sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, apnea or restless leg syndrome, each year; National Institutes of Health (NIH). There are approximately 20-million more people who are having occasional sleeping problems.
Do you know that according to NIH, the best amount of sleep is seven to eight hours a night (for most adults)? The amount of sleep you need is dependent on many factors which include age as well. Some people need five to ten hours of sleep.
If you’re not getting enough sleep for a long time, I’d recommend you to please talk to your doctor. Most of the times, when you can’t sleep well, it affects your overall health. Some sleep problems may also indicate an underlying medical problem.
But, if you have occasional or mild problems with sleep, follow these 11 tips to sleep better at night.