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~ Beth Elhard
A: There are may be several reasons for this, perusing the eightstraight.com forums may help you better identify your cause, or post more general information about your lifestyle for further help.
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Your lifestyle can have a big impact on your sleep. Fortunately, when it comes to mixing sleep with your facts of life, you can call the shots.
Exercise, Fitness, and Sleep
Maybe you’re training for a triathlon. Or perhaps you’re just trying to shake a few extra pounds you’ve acquired over the year. Either way, professional athlete and amateur jogger have something in common – an important need for sleep.
Jet Lag: More Serious Than You Think?
Most of us have experienced jet lag, but don’t know what causes it or how to counteract it. Jet lag is an interruption in your body’s circadian rhythms. Eating and exercising properly both before and during a flight as well as resting and doing a few simple exercises can help control its effects, which can lead to more serious conditions if left untreated.
Smoking and Your Sleep
If you want to get eight straight hours of sleep, smoking is a major interference. Nicotine, like caffeine, is a stimulant, and it will keep you from relaxing and falling asleep at night. Scientists are currently working on nighttime nicotine replacements, but there are already things that you can do to help limit the effect of smoking on your sleep.
Alcohol and Your Sleep
Drinking alcohol, whether for socializing, relaxation, or through over-the-counter drugs, can disturb your sleep unless managed properly. While alcohol can make you fall asleep easier, your body cannot sustain a proper night's sleep under its influence, making its short-term sleep benefits useless.
Anxiety, Stress, and Your Sleep
It can come from trouble at work. It can come from personal relationships. It can come from dissatisfaction with the way you look or even come from steady doses of evening news. At some point everyone comes under stress or feels heightened anxiety. Often this leads to restless nights spent tossing and turning as your mind whirls a mile a minute. You awaken sleepy and irritable and try to begin another day.
Sleep Tips
Smoking contributes to sleep deprivation and other sleep disturbances, as well as depression and narcolepsy.
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