sleep strategies

SLEEP STRATEGIES (Just read, thought it might help for those who can't sleep at night)

-STICK TO A SCHEDULE. Try to establish a consisten schedule so you go to sleep and wake up about the same time every day, even on your days off. This is the most effective way to keep your body's rhythms in order.
-ESTABLISH A ROUTINE. Creating daily rituals at bedtime can ready your mind and body for sleep. To turn in even when your brain is buzzing, listen to classical music or take a warm bath.
-KEEP YOUR BEDROOM DARK. Darkness tells the brain it's time to sleep. Use eyeshades or blackout curtains if necessary.
-KEEP OUR BEDROOM COOL. This will promote the decline in body temperature, which is critical to restful sleep.
-NOISE CONTROL IS ESSENTIAL. Unplug the telephone in your room and place the answering machine far from where you can hear it pick up incoming calls. Earplugs can help, too.
-PRACTICE RELAXATION TECHNIQUES. Meditation, yoga or muscle relaxation can help reduce stress, which can help you fall asleep.
-AVOID DRUGS. Alcohol or over-the-counter sleep aids can actually compromise sleep, so steer clear of both. Even tylenol PM's can get habit forming.

I appreciate the post...I swear I suffer from bits of insomnia...it isn't fun and it isn't pretty.

Aragorn

Me to bro.

I take 1 tylenol Pm if I really have to, and a warm glass of milk. I also like to visualize the way I want 2 look, like Arnold did.

Good post. Maybe add silence to that list. I could never sleep with the tv on.

good read i still need tylenol pm to get me there latley but thats 9-10 hrs of deep sleep

What helps also is having my wife tell me about her day. It's like getting knocked out with a blackjack.