Did you know when you sleep your 8, or more hours, that's really wasting time? The only time our body gets rested is during "REM sleep" This is only around 2 hours of sleep a day that is needed. this doesn't mean sleep 2 hours straight everyday and you'll be fine though. You need to trick your body into going into REM sleep.
Napping 6 times a day, for 20 minutes. This gives you 2 hours of REM sleep. A lot of people can't do that because of work, school, or other activities but this doesn't mean you can't take advantage of napping.
If you take a 20-30 minute nap, this knocks off around 2 hours you would of been sleeping regularly, so you would be able to sleep for 6 hours and feel rested. A lot of people think naps mess up sleep but no, it just allows you to sleep less while still feeling good.
Do you have any problems with nightmares? Well, if you do change how you are sleeping. If you wake up in the middle of the night from a nightmare, shift your body, turn over or anything just lay differently. If you go back to sleep in the same position the nightmare is more likely to continue.
Also, dreams have never been proven to mean anything but random bits of data going through your mind. Some are influenced by outside sounds too. Such as the TV or people talking while they sleep.
Keeping a dark and silent room is also helpful since humans were meant to sleep in the dark and wake with the sun.
Hope you sleep better now.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Simple Tips for Better Sleep
There's a lot of things you can do to get better sleep. I'll list them here.
1) Exercise. Exercise is something everyone should do and most people who aren't physically active don't sleep well. Why? Because the body is meant to do physical things, if you sit or lay around all day it confuses the body and leads to bad sleep. So go out and run or lift weights!
2) Eat Better. A healthy diet usually goes hand in hand with Exercise but is a lot easier and cheaper than most may think. Instead of getting fast food meals you can get bags of beans that you can cook that will last longer and be healthier. Eggs, Chicken Breasts and Rice are other examples of good healthy foods. Also learn to love spices, they can make any boring meal taste good!
3) Meditate. Think about problems but don't over think. Meditation doesn't need to be spiritual, just set aside time during the day to think and try to solve a few problems. Limit yourself to around 30 minutes so you don't get too wrapped up in it.
These three tips should help you on your way to sleeping well!
1) Exercise. Exercise is something everyone should do and most people who aren't physically active don't sleep well. Why? Because the body is meant to do physical things, if you sit or lay around all day it confuses the body and leads to bad sleep. So go out and run or lift weights!
2) Eat Better. A healthy diet usually goes hand in hand with Exercise but is a lot easier and cheaper than most may think. Instead of getting fast food meals you can get bags of beans that you can cook that will last longer and be healthier. Eggs, Chicken Breasts and Rice are other examples of good healthy foods. Also learn to love spices, they can make any boring meal taste good!
3) Meditate. Think about problems but don't over think. Meditation doesn't need to be spiritual, just set aside time during the day to think and try to solve a few problems. Limit yourself to around 30 minutes so you don't get too wrapped up in it.
These three tips should help you on your way to sleeping well!
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