{"id":17007,"date":"2021-11-23T13:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/squad\/?p=17007"},"modified":"2021-11-23T13:00:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T13:00:44","slug":"7-ways-to-relax-for-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/sleep\/7-ways-to-relax-for-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Relax for Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone has those restless nights. You just can’t get to sleep. <\/span><\/p>\n

The problem with those nights is you are tired the next day and so begins a vicious cycle of sleeping during the day and not sleeping at night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s time to break the cycle by implementing some easy habits that will result in a good night’s sleep.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Redo your sleep environment<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The room where you sleep can be causing you stress, preventing you from sleeping. <\/span><\/p>\n

It could be an uncomfortable bed or pillows, laundry piled in the corner, or too much light or not the right temperature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sleep experts state the best sleep environment is one that is dark, quiet, and slightly cool. <\/span><\/p>\n

Take a day and evaluate your room and make changes that make you feel good about sleeping there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t drink alcohol or caffeine at night\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Many people think alcohol will help them sleep but the opposite is true. <\/span><\/p>\n

Alcohol and caffeine can keep you from sleeping soundly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Avoid blue light exposure at night.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This has been proven to disturb the circadian rhythm. <\/span><\/p>\n

This includes phones, televisions, and computers. <\/span><\/p>\n

Plus, it stops you from looking at negative news and programming, which contributes to anxiety.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Take a warm bath or shower.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Taking a bath or shower before bed will relax you and is a great stress reliever.<\/span><\/p>\n

Have good hygiene habits.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Things like brushing your teeth, gargling, flossing, removing make-up, and brushing your hair will help settle you down for the night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Journal<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Experts say it’s good to journal your worries before you go to bed. <\/span><\/p>\n

That helps release them so they don’t bother you while you sleep. <\/span><\/p>\n

It’s also good to write down your to-do list for the next day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Plan a worrying time.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Plan a definitive time to worry. <\/span><\/p>\n

Work out your situations in your head during that time and then put them away and move on with your day. <\/span><\/p>\n

This keeps your anxiety in check.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You can get your sleepless nights under control with some behavior modification and a little extra effort. <\/span><\/p>\n

Getting a good night’s sleep is worth the extra time you put into creating new habits.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Everyone has those restless nights. You just can’t get to sleep. The problem with those nights is you are tired the next day and so begins a vicious cycle of sleeping during the day and not sleeping at night.\u00a0 It’s time to break the cycle by implementing some easy habits that will result in a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17039,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[692],"tags":[1264,1422],"class_list":["post-17007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sleep","tag-better-sleep","tag-relaxing-sleep"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17007","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=17007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17007\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthymale.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}