{"id":16184,"date":"2021-06-15T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=16184"},"modified":"2021-06-15T13:00:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T13:00:07","slug":"5-ways-to-a-deeper-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/sleep\/5-ways-to-a-deeper-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to a Deeper Sleep\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is sleep and then there is really good sleep. It’s the kind of sleep where you wake up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the world. <\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, a lot of people aren’t getting the good, deep sleep and are dragging through the day, drinking a lot of coffee, and trying to squeeze in a power nap.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ways exist to obtain the deep sleep you long for. As it turns out, your body needs it more than you think.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Five Ways to Get Deep Sleep<\/b><\/h3>\n

Many <\/span>changes<\/span><\/a> can be made to get a better, deeper, sleep. However, these five ways could provide the fastest results of all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Use the bed only for sleep and sex.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Reserving it for strictly sex and sleep stimulates the brain for both those activities and helps improve both.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Change your mattress, pillows, sheets, and covers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      People tend to keep their mattresses and pillow way past their prime. Mattresses should be changed every 10 years and should be turned twice a year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      If you have a fairly new mattress, try turning it over. Those who need to buy one have many choices so test a couple to make sure they provide what you need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Get some sunlight during the day.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Being exposed to bright light during the day keeps your natural time rhythm in check and healthy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

        It also cuts down the time it takes to get to sleep by 83 percent!<\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. Reduce blue light exposure at night.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          All those electronics have <\/span>blue light <\/span><\/a>which messes with your natural rhythm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. Create a bedtime ritual. You can create a sleep ritual that settles down your mind and body.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Creating a few different habits can be super simple but can do much to enhance your sleep. It may take a week or so but these changes will result in you falling to sleep more quickly and sleeping more deeply than before.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            There is sleep and then there is really good sleep. It’s the kind of sleep where you wake up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the world. Unfortunately, a lot of people aren’t getting the good, deep sleep and are dragging through the day, drinking a lot of coffee, and trying to squeeze in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16228,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[692],"tags":[1264,693],"class_list":["post-16184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sleep","tag-better-sleep","tag-sleep"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16184\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}