Master The Light And You Will Sleep
With the modernization of our society what we have done is that we have disturbed our natural body rhythms, especially our circadian rhythm.
Working inside buildings with low light during the day, decreasing the amount of daylight we receive and being exposed the artificial light at night have completely messed up the way our brains function and created many sleep problems.
The steps to solve that are simple. Here how to Master The Light :
1- Make sure you get more light during the day. Natural light is always better
2- At night, do the opposite: avoid the exposure to bright lights. Dim them down in your home, especially the last few hours before bed.
3- Stay away from computer screens at night. The brightness of the screen will trigger your brain into thinking it is still daylight and you will not properly secrete sleep hormones.
4- The same goes for the TV
5- Light proof your room. Even the faintest light in your bedroom can compromise your sleep. Turn your alarm clock against the wall, put a rolled up towel under the door.
Light is a major sleep regulating factor, yet most people dismiss it. Learn to Master The Light instead of popping pills...here is an idea!
If you want more information on how to solve your sleep problems simply click on this link.
Stress At Work Is Messing Up Your Sleep
Burgard explains that back in the days, work was a
lot more physically draining and tended to leave
people so exhausted at night that they wouldn't have
any trouble sleeping. But she says that work today is
actually more emotionally and psychologically
stressful which affects the way people are able to
rest and sleep at night.
What she found to be the most stressful to people was
personal conflicts with other co-workers, and what
she calls "work-family conflicts", in other words how
your work is affecting your family life.
She says that sleeping pills won't solve the problem,
and I must say I have to agree with her. The solution
resides into dealing with those conflicts, and
eliminating them or at least reducing them to a
minimum and being able to live a balanced life.
One must also find ways to deal with work stress, by
doing things such as regular exercise, meditation or
breathing and relaxation exercises.
If you want more
information on how to solve your sleep
problems simply click on this
link.
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