Guest Post: The Most Effective Tools for Better Sleep

This article was provided by Sharon Redd of Live All the Way.

Getting through the day after a poor night’s sleep can be a waking nightmare. If you regularly sleep for fewer than seven hours a night, or your sleep is often interrupted overnight, you probably struggle to stay energized during the day. If you can’t get through the afternoon without a heavy caffeine dose, your body is trying to tell you something.

Poor sleep can have more serious ramifications than just draining your coffee budget. Insufficient sleep is linked with anxiety, weight problems, and even life-threatening medical issues like heart disease. Here are some tips to help you get the quality sleep you deserve:

Snooze-Worthy Sounds

Find the audio experience that helps you rest:

• If you can’t sleep in anything less than complete silence, consider investing in a pair of comfortable sleep earplugs.
• Some people fall asleep best to white noise, soothing music, or even a sleep podcast.
• Play audio through a high-quality speaker to make sure you only get rest-promoting frequencies.

Achieving Total Darkness

Light keeping you up? These tools will help:

• Blackout curtains can block ambient light outside and keep your room perfectly dark.
• If you share a room with a partner with a different bedtime, a sleep mask can keep their lamp from disturbing your slumber.
• Avoid using your phone or other screens in the hour before bed. Blue light prevents your brain from producing the melatonin you need for a good night’s sleep.

Other Tricks to Try

If you’re still having trouble, consider these solutions:

• Well From Within shares these helpful wellness tips to improve your self-care routine.
• Try progressive muscle relaxation to soothe your mind and release tension in your body.
• Consider using massage to help you sleep better.
• Remember to always set aside time for calmness.

Although these tips will go a long way for run-of-the-mill sleep issues, they won’t address a sleep disorder. If you’re not getting a result from these interventions, consider talking to your doctor to have a sleep study done. Otherwise, we hope these help. Happy snoozing!

Sharon Redd created Live All the Way to help others live life to the ABSOLUTE FULLEST. She believes life all the way is a life with all the toppings! It’s ordering guacamole and queso at the restaurant. It’s wearing those bright pink shoes, no matter what anyone else thinks. It’s using your formal china for every meal and hugging your friends every time you see them. It’s eating ice cream for breakfast and so much more. Her goal, each and every day, is to live all the way and her mission is to help others do the same.

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