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Elly Cabral.
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September 1, 2016 at 3:10 pm #276
Elly Cabral
KeymasterWe all know that sleep is essential for general health, immunity, muscle recovery, fighting fat, and keeping us looking young and fresh. Exchange your sleep tips and insights here!
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September 2, 2016 at 10:35 pm #310
Elly Cabral
KeymasterI read for atleast 10 minutes a night before I go to bed. It doesn’t sound like very long, but it helps me to sleep!
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October 5, 2016 at 11:24 pm #352
Elly Cabral
KeymasterAll electronics OFF at least an hour before bedtime. Minimize the blue light thats emitted from TVs, computers, phones, etc.
Even better- no electronics in the bedroom! My digital alarm clock works just as great and provides no distractions!
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February 1, 2017 at 10:21 pm #388
Elly Cabral
KeymasterI have a hard time staying asleep once I fall asleep. I’ve been using Melatonin as a “natural” sleep remedy but I’m wondering if there are other tips and tricks besides taking a pill every night…? falling asleep isn’t really the challenge but waking up randomly at 2 or 3 am…not fun.
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February 3, 2017 at 8:14 pm #430
Elly Cabral
KeymasterWhat the best way to figure out how much sleep a person really needs? I was going to bed early, but then waking up at 2am. When I go to bed later I don’t get up in the middle of the night as much? Wondering if I need 7-8 hours or if I’m ok with 6?
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February 5, 2017 at 4:12 pm #435
skisylia
KeymasterEveryone is different. The suggested sleep is 7-9 hours, but as we get older we need less sleep. If you’re feeling energized with 6 hours of sleep, then you are probably aok.
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February 5, 2017 at 6:12 pm #436
Elly Cabral
KeymasterAlthough hard to accepted given modern advertising and expectations, waking up in the middle of the night was, at one time, viewed as normal. It may even help you (to eventually fall back to sleep) just knowing waking in the middle of the night was a (historically) normal expectation. Avoid, if possible, the “sleep stealers”:
http://www.prevention.com/health/why-you-wake-night
“First of all, understand that waking up in the middle of the night is completely normal and part of our human DNA, says Jose Colon, MD, founder of Paradise Sleep and author of ‘The Sleep Diet.'”
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/feb/24/sleep-twice-a-night-anxiety
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February 7, 2017 at 6:44 pm #461
Elly Cabral
KeymasterThank you Gary! Sometimes I think one gets caught up in this idea that things have always been one way. It’s interesting to note that at one time getting up in the middle of the night was considered normal. Also, I like to think that change is normal, like as we age maybe we don’t need 9 hours, and 6 is normal as Suzy says. I was almost stressing myself out thinking I wasn’t sleeping enough — and that was keeping me from sleeping.
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