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Daylight savings starts in a few days which means that our sleep schedules are going to be changing again.
Counting sheep is actually a bad idea. It takes forever and, if you aren't feeling sleepy by a certain number, you start to get irritated and keep going angrily.
With Daylight Savings right around the corner, it's a good idea to start getting yourself prepared for longer nights and shorter days.
If you eat a balanced diet and work out regularly, but can't get 7-8 hours of sleep a night all other efforts to stay healthy seem pointless. Sleep should be a priority in everyone's lives, it lets your body rejuvenate and get ready for the next day.
The best part of the day is when you get to crawl into your comfy bed and drift off to sleep. In a perfect world, you could get 8-9 hours and wake up refreshed and ready to take on whatever life throws your way.
Sometimes you can't get to sleep because of the millions of thoughts going through your head, from your super important meeting tomorrow to the mortgage payment coming out next week. Sometimes we are under so much stress that it affects our daily lives, including our sleep cycles.
It can be really hard to get to sleep at night, especially if it is in scorching weather and you have no air conditioning. Not everyone has access to cooler air, and sometimes it's worse opening up the windows. So what can you do to keep cool and comfortable while you try to get some shut-eye this summer?
The worst thing you can do is stare at the clock when you can't get to sleep. All of us have trouble getting to sleep sometimes and need a different approach to being lulled into that sweet slumber we all need
If you don't get enough sleep, you might notice that you get sick a lot easier. Lacking sleep can actually lead to higher stress levels and can lead to inflammation in your body.