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How to Get a Good Night's Sleep

Restless nights, tossing and turning is not going to make you feel rested for your next day. If you find that you are tossing and turning, and that this is often leaving you tired and cranky the next day, read on for more information about how you can get the rest you need and feel great every morning!

What are great relaxing techniques that will help you get more sleep more often? One of the first things you really need to do is to make up your mind you are going to bed. Do not start getting ready, then head off, and do something else. Changing your mind is going to set your brain into different modes, one of which is not going to sleep any more. If you are getting ready for bed, then get to bed. Your mind will be set on sleeping. 

Get into a schedule of going to bed about the same time every night. If you are going to get to bed about ten or eleven every night, or if you are going to head to bed at nine when the children go, then keep to your schedule as much as possible. Getting up everyday about the same, time helps also. Your body is on a schedule and ready to get sleep when it is a certain time of the night. If you stay up until two in the morning six out of seven days a week it will be highly difficult for you to get any sleep at another time. 

Milk is another great way to get your body ready for bed. Actually it is the calcium in the milk that will relax your body so any type of dairy product that is high in calcium is going to relax your body and put your in rest and relaxation mode. Heating your milk is sometimes a favorite for many, but others just like to drink it cold. 

Quiet is king when it comes to many people trying to get some sleep. If you are having a hard time getting to sleep, take away all the extra noises and just let there be silence. You could possibly need the quiet to focus your mind on nothing, to clear your mind and to get the sleep you need. The quiet dark room leaves you nothing more to do but to close your eyes and to drift off to sleep. 

Television and radio are a method of relaxation for some people. If you have a hard time with the quiet room, turn the radio on softly or the television on low, and turn your back to it. You do not want to watch it or really pay attention to it; you just want to fill the air with noise so your mind does not think about the quiet, the creaks of the house, or the events of the day. There are people who cannot go to sleep with the quiet and then there are others who need it to be quiet. 

You can get the sleep you need without chemicals by exercising in the afternoon. Adding exercise to your daily routine is going to use up some of that extra energy that your body has. It is important that you don’t exercise before going directly to bed or you might find it even more difficult to get some sleep. If you were to exercise and then crawl into bed, your body is still wide awake because your blood is pumping and your adrenaline is going hard from your workout. Exercise at least two hours before you are planning to go to bed so your body has time to relax and your adrenaline flow is back to normal. 

Sleep aids over the counter are available in most all retail outlets and in pharmacies. If you have real trouble getting to sleep you can use an over the counter sleep aid to relax your mind, your body and to get the sleep you need. Please be aware that you shouldn’t take any type of sleep aid when you can’t devote at least eight hours to getting the rest your need or you will continue to feel groggy and sleepy in the morning. Over the counter sleep, aids should not be used more than directed on the box. 

Learning to relax is something that you are going to have to do on your own. If you are constantly on the run, if you are the type to worry all the time, or if you have a stressful life, the only way you are going to get the real rest your need is to learn to calm yourself. You can learn to relax by just reading a book, sitting on the porch and listening to some calming music. 

Clearing your mind is going to help you get a good nights sleep. Make yourself comfortable, not too hot, but a nice cool room so your body can relax. Enjoy!