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Your 4-Step Guide to Getting Better Sleep Tonight
Start getting ready for bed earlier – much earlier – to prime your body for sleep
Sleep – it's a commodity we all desperately need, but rarely get enough of. With the majority of UK adults sleeping less and less, we're putting ourselves at a risk of a variety of factors, including upping our risk of experiencing anxiety, depression and chronic sadness. Similarly, cognitive function can suffer when your sleep has taken a hit, making you lethargic and prone to poor dietary decisions like craving sugar and becoming increasingly lethargic. Even your sex drive will suffer, as your mind can becoming shaky, fuzzy and clouded. All of which means that you need to up your time between the sheets to plot your course to the Land of Nod. Here, Men's Health talks you through a four-step plan to getting more shut-eye in 2020.
T-15 Hours
Get some sun in the morning. It helps to regulate your circadian rhythm and trigger sleep hormones after dark.University of Michigan
T-4 Hours
At the end of the working day, write tomorrow’s to-do list. Those with a sense of purpose in their lives report better sleep. Northwestern University
T-1 Hour
Put on some woolly pyjamas. It’ll keep you in the “thermal comfort zone” better than cotton. You can count on sheep, basically. University of Sydney
T-10 Minutes
Set up a diffuser on your bedside table. Lavender oil increases the quality and duration of sleep for those with anxiety. Chronobiology International
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