Tips to Improve Your Sleep
As you age your body produces lower levels of growth hormone, so you'll likely experience a decrease in slow wave or deep sleep (an especially refreshing part of the sleep cycle). When this happens you produce less melatonin , meaning you'll often experience more fragmented sleep and wake up more often during the night. Here are some tips to help you improve your sleep. Eleven General Tips to Improve Your Sleep Sleep hygiene involves doing a number of different things that prepare your body for sleep and allow it to have a quality sleep so that you can be alert the next day. Following a regular bedtime routine is one aspect of sleep hygiene, but there are many other things that you can do to improve your sleep starting now. These include: 1. Limit your Caffeine Intake You know that caffeine should be limited before bedtime, but when exactly in the day should you stop drinking caffeinated beverages? It is probably earlier than you realize. A general guideline is no later than 2