Do try to go to bed at a similar time every night. This will help the body with a routine and a sleep pattern that actually works. Furthermore, be sure to try to aim for a minimum of seven hours sleep each night. Too much sleep can also be counter-productive, if you are sleeping in excess of nine hours a day, you are getting too much sleep. If you feel you are getting too much sleep, make sure you set an alarm for waking up after eight hours.
Sleep trackers are a new technology we can find on fitness watches and bands. They are very informative as they can tell you how long you have slept for, and it detects periods in the night where you were restless.
Sleeping too much is detrimental to good health. On a Sunday morning when we are not working, there is a tendency to have a lie-in. Furthermore, those late nights out when you have been to a party, and you oversleep the next morning. Don’t! Although it might be tempting, too much sleep wreaks havoc with our internal clock. The following night when we go to bed, there is a strong likelihood we could struggle to “go under” and get good sleep.
After Lunch Weariness
Have you ever noticed how in the mornings we seem to be at our most alert? Even after a bad sleep we tend to be at our most productive at this point of the day. However, come lunchtime we fill our bellies with a snack and something to drink and return to the desk feeling like a zombie.
Just why we have those tired after-lunch periods is a bit of a mystery, but there is a science to it. In Japan, workers are expected to be at their most alert throughout the day. So, it might come as a surprise to learn that many firms in the Far Eastern country allow workers to have an afternoon nap. Sometimes it will take just around 30 minutes of afternoon snoozing to make us feel refreshed and alive once again.
Another great way to control and promote good sleep is to get the exposure to light just right. When darkness falls, the brain will release melatonin. This helps you sleep. Expose your eyes to light and it will restrict melatonin production and keep you awake.
There are many things in modern life that expose us to light late into the night. A mobile phone, computer screen or game console should not be accessed in the final three hours before bedtime. If you must use a computer late at night, try using a blue light filter – these are usually free software available online and limit the harmful blue light that emits from the screen.
