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Mayo Clinic Minute: Tips for Better Sleep
If you’re struggling to get at least seven hours of shut-eye every night, it might be because of what’s called your sleep hygiene. That’s the term doctors use for a series of habits that influence sleep.
In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Jeff Olsen talks with Dr. Eric Olson, a Mayo Clinic sleep specialist, about some simple ways you can improve your sleep hygiene.
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they say timing is everything and it's definitely true with sleep that scheduling is really important Mayo Clinic sleep specialist dr. Eric Olson suggests making bed time a fairly firm time perhaps a schedule that doesn't fluctuate greatly but always is allowing at least seven hours of sleep opportunity recognizing there may be a little bit of play between weekdays and weekends stick to a schedule and address your stress by getting out in front of it if you usually go to bed around 10 o'clock try scheduling in 30 minutes of worry time maybe at 6:30 so there's less on your mind later when your head hits the pillow also pass on that nightcap it may help you get to sleep but over as the night evolves it may not promote good sleep and once you're in bed don't let technology be your nightlight light is used by our brain as an alerting signal so it doesn't make sense to get that stimulus and then try to fall asleep take away the technology at a comfortable mattress in room temperature and you should be able to go from awake to ZZZ for the Mayo Clinic News Network I'm Jeff Olsen
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