A Compendium of Useful Tips
and Tricks, helpful Advice and Articles
Alarm clocks tend to wake
you up at an important point in the sleep cycle, often disrupting the
critically important REM sleep. The preeminent expert on the subject,
Mathew Walker recommends only ever using an alarm clock to remind you WHEN TO GET TO SLEEP,
and certainly
not to wake up.
Get
to bed at
the same time every night. The
experts are pretty unanimous that keeping regular sleeping times is the
most important factor in getting good restorative sleep. Getting a
stable sleep cycle, or circadian rhythm is essential ~ Ed
Try
turning down the lights an hour or two before bed-time;
that way you
will get a better sleep. When my friend suggested it to me I was very
sceptical. Believe me it works ~
Ian
McKenzie Sydney Australia
Gaining
weight is related to failing to get a good a good night's sleep. There
are other causes of obesity but there is a definite link between being
overweight and missing out on sleep time. Professor Mathew Walker
in his book, 'Why We Sleep' cites good evidence that if you
fix
your sleep habits then you will have a better chance of gaining control
of you body weight. Ed
Melatonin
for older people: Last night I had such a great sleep, it was
heavenly!. Getting sufficient sleep started becoming a
problem with me since I
became 70, five years ago. I believe that using medication to help
sleep
is generally a bad idea, but that the natural body-chemical melatonin
could benefit older people. I used half a 3mg tablet and
slept like a baby ~ A Klystron
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/good-nights-sleep#aging
Another useful link - The Sleep Guide for Students
from Maryville University
https://online.maryville.edu/learn-to-sleep-well-to-study-well-a-guide-for-college-students/
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