Neuroscientist: Get The BEST SLEEP of Your Life! - TRY THIS TONIGHT | Russel Foster

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1 Avoid any emotional stimulation before bed.
2 Stick to a consistent sleep schedule that suits your biological and social needs.
3 Eat dinner earlier and avoid heavy meals before bed.
4 Carve out time to talk about important issues at a different time than before bed.
5 Low-light bulbs and reading before bed can help you fall asleep faster.
6 Reinforce your sleeping space with a distinctive smell or ambiance.
7 Blue-light blocking glasses can be helpful for some people, but the science behind them is not clear.

[keithmuller]

I keep a pen and paper by my bed and note down the things in my mind which are keeping me awake and it works well to clear the head .. try it ...its simple and works every time ...

[curlew-]

My husband passed away a year ago. Every single night since I have gone to bed with my iPad watching things that interest me and news programmes etc u til I eventually fall asleep. It works every night. My iPad at bedtime absolutely does not keep me awake it relaxes me and helps me sleep.

[grietapike]

I am an interior decorator and believe in bringing the “Evening” into a home, no bright lights, I switch on a standing light, a candle in bathroom, enjoy sitting outside on patio, not into TV and white light

[enarcadie]

For those who work 9-5 it’s actually 9-6. When I had a short commute (around 1 hr, sometimes less, depending on traffic), I was up 7-7:30 and home by 7 PM. Exhausted usually after the day. Dinner and such, it’s basically 9. Get stuff ready for next day, shower, spend a bit of time with my kids who were in HS/college…now it’s 10:30-11. Godz forbid I wanted to watch a show, or read…now it’s past midnight. Tweak the hours a bit, and this is a common schedule. Some people have much more on their plate, esp when kids are younger or if we have jobs/businesses where stuff inevitably lingers after hours. Even if you’re not stressed you get stressed by this lifestyle…5 days a week, in the US, with barely any time off (1 week vacations per year ?!) So many things need to change with work and expectations in order for most people to have the time and space for a more relaxed mindset, and healthier lifestyle. Small changes do help, but the biggest challenge to me is the constant demands and lack of time.

[PhysicalMath]

I had a lot of trouble in the past, but then I found MIchael Seale's hypnosis videos, and now I fall asleep within about 10 minutes, and stay asleep. I'm very grateful.

[debbieford]

As a chronic sufferer of panic disorder and anxiety... No "winding down" exists.... I don't even know what that looks like..

[knightclan]

Phone on silent is awesome a couple hours before bedtime

[oiputthatback]

My sleep pattern has been shot for years, working as a nurse and doing lates, early and nights has put paid to sleeping throughout the night. Then having had a partner that came in early morning from clubbing and woke me up 😩😩. It would appear that 3=4 am is my awaking hours.

Trying to get it right now I’ve retired from nursing and left my wayward partner . No social media an hour before bed, sleepy tea, magnesium and thiamine has helped some, no more snoring and now nose breathing, with my tongue resting on my palate 🙂.

[lottewied]

As a child I went to a pinewood forest, the soft wind. the smell. the chirping of birds I hugged the treees and felt so happy. Now, each night as an adult I relive that moment and... fall asleep. I even feel calmer while writing this...I had a happy childhood, wonderful parents.

[nanjohnston]

Yes. Old fashion Clairol light make up mirrors have had different setting on bulbs for years.

[kyrareneeLOA]

It is not a sleep problem, it is a stress problem. 💗 But it is not about light and food ... when you have severe insomnia. When you tried everything.... for 20 years... It is the cognitive pattern and stressor of not sleeping that creates more not sleeping. Fear of not sleeping is the worst.

[TruthisMarching]

I get so tired of supposedly helpful sleep videos that just inform people of how important 7 hours of sleep is, and all the dangers of not getting enough sleep. For insomniacs, that is actually the inverse of helpful. It heightens our anxiety and offers zero hope.

[kiwikim]

What I do (most of the time). 1) eat early supper 2)get off movies and shows 2 hours before bed. 3) gentle stretching with salt lamps and gentle music 4)read a classic novel like Anna Karina

[Isaac]

I agree with what he says. If I don't get to bed around 10.30 I don't sleep well if it's any later.

[phoenixgirl]

Reading before bed keeps me awake. Watching tv makes me go to sleep. My issue is staying asleep

[cyndimanka]

When I was working, I was the wake up in the middle of the night and couldn’t go back to sleep person. I’m pretty sure it was anxiety and I had it for decades. Now that I’m retired I don’t do that anymore.

[G.Man-]

*'Blue Light Filters'* (or software like *'F.Lux')* via the operating system for the computers / phones / tablets is life changing...

[lew]

I don’t find that light before bed affects me much, BUT…I did find that wearing a sleep mask while sleeping does indeed help me sleep better, even with the smallest of light entering the room.

[claireseyeviewonredbubble]

Twelve hour night shifts four on four off mess my sleep pattern but when you're near retirement with adult dependants in your family and you need to pay the bills there's no choice.