Top tips for sleeping well:
1 - Have a consistant bed-time routine. Just as babies settle well with a routine, so your body benefits from the countdown to bedtime -creating a conditioning response of which sleep is the expected end-result. A REGULAR relaxing wind-down, letting go of the days events, ending with a bath/shower can work well.
2- Avoiding stimulation- Settling down with a nice book can seem like a good idea, but the chose of book is important -thrillers won't help you sleep -neither will computer games, stimulating TV or working late.
3 - Eating late- going to bed feeling uncomfortably full isn't usually helpful.
4 - Dehydration - many people avoid drinking late to avoid a midnight jaunt to the loo -but lack of water contributes to sleeplesness
5 -Hot in bed? - Falling asleep after sex can produce a good night's sleep. Being too hot doesn't -your body needs to reduce about 1 degree at night for quality sleep and to enable your immune system to function well.
6- Partner snoring? Check if it is simple snoring or sleep apnea -a potential dangerous condition.
7- Stress? -Try lavendar oil - the pure stuf -a few drops on your pillow. It is said to calm emotions -and works for many people.
