Evening Stimulants Preventing Your Insomnia Cure

The more relaxed you can make yourself before you begin your nighttime routine the greater benefit you will derive from it.

An hour before going to bed it's a good idea to reduce any external stimulation that could cause your mind and body to remain overly alert.

Avoid watching television, since watching television keeps your senses active.

If you find yourself unable or reluctant to give up that last hour of television, try to choose programs that are relaxing rather than violent and action filled.

Never watch television in your bedroom. Your mind and body need to separate the event of sleeping from the action of watching television.

Do not exercise within two to three hours of going to bed. Although discussed previously, this bears mentioning again. Exercise will increase your blood flow and heart rate, thus awakening your mind and body. This is the opposite of what you want to accomplish. Reserve exercise for the earlier part of the day to ensure that you get the most out of your physical routine.

Try to avoid going to bed immediately after you have been out for the evening. Your mind will be stimulated by the events of the evening and you may find it difficult to relax sufficiently to complete your nighttime routine.

As you work through the remedies in this book to reach your goal of healthy sleeping, you may find it necessary to adjust your evening hours so that you find yourself returning home with plenty of time to complete the bedtime routine you have designed for yourself.

Light reading may be included in your nighttime routine, especially if you find that reading makes you drowsy. Avoid reading anything too stimulating, such as work-related material or text books.

This will be a personal preference and over time you will discover what catapults your mind into a state of relaxation and what increases your thinking activity.

Make note that you don't want to fall asleep in bed with the light on. If you do so, you will quite likely wake at some point during the night, effectively sabotaging your efforts to establish your sleep routine.

The goal should be to find an equal balance in your life between relaxation and stimulation.

The easier and faster you can relax in the evening, the more successful you will be when it comes to falling asleep naturally.

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