Dec 7, 2013

Good Sleep Habits

"To sleep, perchance to dream." William Shakespeare

"70 million Americans have sleep disturbances." Dr. Safwan Badr.  Consequences to inadequate sleep are health problems, moodiness, poor judgment, cardiac disease, and automobile accidents.  Some people believe they are 'night people', but research says that only about 2% of the entire population are really persons who prefer being awake at night.  "1/3 of apnea patients could be cured by losing weight." Mayo Clinic   So, are you a person who has trouble sleeping (and the stress of caregiving can certainly be a deterrent to quality sleep)?  Some suggestions are:  do not do anything electronically for an hour or two before bedtime.  Create a routine and go to bed the same time every day.  Darken your bedroom -- especially do not put your cell phone or ipad beside your bed so that you can check it one last time. 

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