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]]>But when it comes to getting enough sleep, are we getting too obsessed with it? Is it really necessary to sleep as much as we can and can sleeping too much have the opposite effect of what we want?
The optimal amount of sleep for adults is seven to nine hours per night. Just like the lack of sleep can lead to various physical and mental health problems, similar can happen if you sleep too much. Sleeping for 10 or more hours every day will actually leave you feeling tired, anxious, and forgetful.
Does this mean that you need to stress about the exact amount of sleep you’re getting every night? Not really. You probably have a wake-up schedule already, depending on your daily activities, so all you need to do is adjust the time you go to bed in the evening. Give your body enough time to rest and enjoy the benefits of proper sleep.
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]]>The post How to Take a Nap and Still Sleep Well at Night appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>Set an alarm that won’t let you nap for more than 15-30 minutes. If you sleep longer than that, you’ll probably feel groggy after waking up. Shorter naps are great for recharging and will leave you ready for the rest of your day.
It’s important to turn off the lights and sounds that disrupt sleep. Take only 15 or 20 minutes for your nap, but do it right. If there’s noise or light that you can’t turn off, consider using an eye mask and earplugs to do the job.
If you nap before 3 p.m., it’s unlikely that your nap will affect the quality of your sleep during the night. If this is impossible for you, adjust the time of the nap to your own schedule but try to do it as early as you can.
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]]>The post Drink This to Sleep Better When It’s Hot appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>Staying cool during the day is less of a challenge. You can refresh by drinking water and wearing loose clothes, but when the nighttime comes, it gets a bit more tricky. Opening the windows will let the noise (and mosquitos) in, but sweating through the night is definitely not acceptable. The solution may be drinking a warm beverage before bed.
The idea can seem weird at first. When you’re hot, your instincts tell you to drink something cold to cool down, right? Turns out, drinking something hot in the evening is actually the key if you want to survive summer heatwaves. This was backed up by Ollie Jay, a University of Ottawa researcher who conducted a series of experiments to see what effect hot drinks have on body temperature. He and his team discovered that hot beverages result in “a lower amount of heat stored inside your body,” and can help cool you down. Now that you know that, try it yourself!
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]]>The post Why’s it Harder to Sleep During the Summer? appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>Falling asleep and getting REM sleep is more difficult when you’re overheated. Before you head to bed, turn down the air conditioner and use a lighter blanket during the summer months.
With the days longer and the sun setting later, your circadian rhythm can be thrown off making it hard to fall asleep and get a good night’s sleep. Prepare for daylight’s savings time by going to bed and waking up a half-hour earlier than usual leading up to the time change.
The warmer months bring on a whole new set of seasonal allergies which make it difficult to breathe and sleep well. Talk to your doctor about allergy medication and make some changes around your home like sleeping with the window closed to relieve your symptoms.
When you’re on vacation you want to use all hours of the day to explore new things, but while you’re doing this you’re interrupting your sleep. Waking up for a sunrise yoga retreat or staying up all night to star gaze affects your sleep, especially if you’re in a country with a different time zone. While on vacation, try your best to maintain your normal sleep schedule to make the transition back into your daily life easier.
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]]>The post These Drinks Will Help You Sleep at Night appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>Drinking a warm cup of tea before going to bed is always a great idea, but there’s something truly relaxing about chamomile tea. Chamomile is great for promoting rest, it helps reduce anxiety and will definitely make you sleepy.
Tart cherries are a great source of melatonin, a hormone that regulates our body’s rhythm and tells our brain when it’s time to sleep. That’s why tart cherry juice or smoothie will help you if you have trouble falling asleep.
You can easily prepare a cup of moon milk by adding herbal ingredients like turmeric, Indian ginseng, almonds or nutmeg to your regular milk. It is said that this tasty drink promotes sleepiness and relaxation, which is exactly what you need before bed.
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]]>The post Benefits of Waking up Without an Alarm appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>People who naturally wake up tend to feel more rested during the day than those who rely on an alarm. When an alarm wakes you at the set time, your body may not be ready to wake up yet which may leave you a bit more tired throughout the day.
People who get up naturally tend to have a better mood, higher self-confidence and use their time more productively. They are even more motivated to stay active than people waked up by an alarm.
People who naturally wake up typically choose healthier food more often, especially for breakfast. They are more likely to regularly exercise, too.
If you’re feeling bad for needing an alarm to wake you up, know that you can actually train yourself to become a morning person. You need to go to sleep seven to nine hours before you need to wake up and find just the right amount of sleep for you, and your body will wake up around the same time every morning.
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]]>The post Is It Really That Bad If You Keep Falling Asleep in Front of the TV? appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>Your body is pretty good at following the patterns of light and darkness that naturally occur throughout the day. When it gets dark, your body starts releasing hormones that make you sleepy as a signal that you should go to bed and get some rest. Exposure to artificial light can mess with this. Big time. It will be more difficult for you to fall asleep, and if that’s not enough, your sleep quality will be affected by the working TV if you didn’t turn it off.
Not all sounds are bad for your sleep, but sounds that come from the TV are something you should avoid. Instead, you can choose something soothing like ambient sounds, white noise, or even a podcast, as long as its volume is not too high.
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]]>The post Having Separate Blankets May Save Your Relationship appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>For many people, sharing one big blanket means that they end up fighting over it all night long. That’s not really an appropriate environment for a good night’s sleep, but you probably haven’t considered the most obvious alternative.
The idea of having two separate smaller blankets for sleeping on a king-sized bed with your partner might seem odd at first, but if you just give it a chance, you’ll see that you’ll both sleep so much better. Perhaps one of you turns all night while the other one lays still, or one is always hot when the other one is cold… Whatever your particular case is, two blankets instead of one will help you sleep better and keep you happy and in love. It’s worth a shot!
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]]>The post Weighted Eye Masks For Restful Sleep appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>For insomniacs, this might just help you get back to your regular sleeping schedule. It’s a lifesaver and here are some reasons to switch from the traditional sleeping mask to weighted eye masks.
The great thing about weighted eye masks is that they make you instantly fall asleep. Not only do they block out the light but it puts a gentle weight on your eyes so you can feel comfortable and well-rested after.
A lot of weighted sleep masks are made with a breathable fiber made from cotton and sometimes spandex. The elastic straps help to ensure that it stays on your face while your rest.
Weighted Sleeping masks help to ensure that you stay in deep sleep. They’re most often filled with microbeads or flaxseeds which are gentle enough to be resting on your face. Some of the sleep masks are infused with aromatherapy to improve the quality of your sleep. They also has soothing benefits to help drift you off into dreamworld.
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]]>The post Why Do We Need Eight Hours of Sleep? appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>Sleep deprivation can have some serious consequences to your health, and you may not see them immediately. This is why you need to get eight hours of sleep every night.
If you’re sleep-deprived, you’ll have a harder time remembering things. Sleep contributes to our creative thinking and long-term memory, so if you want to help your brain create new memories, you need to sleep regularly. Did you know that scientists recommend sleeping after learning, as it helps with memory retention?
Lack of sleep can contribute to number of chronic health conditions, including diabetes, heart disease and obesity. This is why lack of sleep is considered a public health problem.
If you don’t get enough sleep, your body will need more energy to stay awake and function. This is obvious, right?
Also, if you don’t get enough sleep, your brain releases chemicals that signal hunger. This can make you eat more and eventually gain weight.
If your immune system is weakened, you’re more likely to feel tired and get ill. We all know that. A good night’s sleep will boost the effectiveness of so-called T cells that help your immune system fight infection or illness.
The post Why Do We Need Eight Hours of Sleep? appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>The post Are We Right to Be Obsessed with a Good Night’s Sleep? appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>But when it comes to getting enough sleep, are we getting too obsessed with it? Is it really necessary to sleep as much as we can and can sleeping too much have the opposite effect of what we want?
The optimal amount of sleep for adults is seven to nine hours per night. Just like the lack of sleep can lead to various physical and mental health problems, similar can happen if you sleep too much. Sleeping for 10 or more hours every day will actually leave you feeling tired, anxious, and forgetful.
Does this mean that you need to stress about the exact amount of sleep you’re getting every night? Not really. You probably have a wake-up schedule already, depending on your daily activities, so all you need to do is adjust the time you go to bed in the evening. Give your body enough time to rest and enjoy the benefits of proper sleep.
The post Are We Right to Be Obsessed with a Good Night’s Sleep? appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>The post How to Take a Nap and Still Sleep Well at Night appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>Set an alarm that won’t let you nap for more than 15-30 minutes. If you sleep longer than that, you’ll probably feel groggy after waking up. Shorter naps are great for recharging and will leave you ready for the rest of your day.
It’s important to turn off the lights and sounds that disrupt sleep. Take only 15 or 20 minutes for your nap, but do it right. If there’s noise or light that you can’t turn off, consider using an eye mask and earplugs to do the job.
If you nap before 3 p.m., it’s unlikely that your nap will affect the quality of your sleep during the night. If this is impossible for you, adjust the time of the nap to your own schedule but try to do it as early as you can.
The post How to Take a Nap and Still Sleep Well at Night appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>The post Drink This to Sleep Better When It’s Hot appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>Staying cool during the day is less of a challenge. You can refresh by drinking water and wearing loose clothes, but when the nighttime comes, it gets a bit more tricky. Opening the windows will let the noise (and mosquitos) in, but sweating through the night is definitely not acceptable. The solution may be drinking a warm beverage before bed.
The idea can seem weird at first. When you’re hot, your instincts tell you to drink something cold to cool down, right? Turns out, drinking something hot in the evening is actually the key if you want to survive summer heatwaves. This was backed up by Ollie Jay, a University of Ottawa researcher who conducted a series of experiments to see what effect hot drinks have on body temperature. He and his team discovered that hot beverages result in “a lower amount of heat stored inside your body,” and can help cool you down. Now that you know that, try it yourself!
The post Drink This to Sleep Better When It’s Hot appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>The post Why’s it Harder to Sleep During the Summer? appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>Falling asleep and getting REM sleep is more difficult when you’re overheated. Before you head to bed, turn down the air conditioner and use a lighter blanket during the summer months.
With the days longer and the sun setting later, your circadian rhythm can be thrown off making it hard to fall asleep and get a good night’s sleep. Prepare for daylight’s savings time by going to bed and waking up a half-hour earlier than usual leading up to the time change.
The warmer months bring on a whole new set of seasonal allergies which make it difficult to breathe and sleep well. Talk to your doctor about allergy medication and make some changes around your home like sleeping with the window closed to relieve your symptoms.
When you’re on vacation you want to use all hours of the day to explore new things, but while you’re doing this you’re interrupting your sleep. Waking up for a sunrise yoga retreat or staying up all night to star gaze affects your sleep, especially if you’re in a country with a different time zone. While on vacation, try your best to maintain your normal sleep schedule to make the transition back into your daily life easier.
The post Why’s it Harder to Sleep During the Summer? appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>The post These Drinks Will Help You Sleep at Night appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>Drinking a warm cup of tea before going to bed is always a great idea, but there’s something truly relaxing about chamomile tea. Chamomile is great for promoting rest, it helps reduce anxiety and will definitely make you sleepy.
Tart cherries are a great source of melatonin, a hormone that regulates our body’s rhythm and tells our brain when it’s time to sleep. That’s why tart cherry juice or smoothie will help you if you have trouble falling asleep.
You can easily prepare a cup of moon milk by adding herbal ingredients like turmeric, Indian ginseng, almonds or nutmeg to your regular milk. It is said that this tasty drink promotes sleepiness and relaxation, which is exactly what you need before bed.
The post These Drinks Will Help You Sleep at Night appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>The post Benefits of Waking up Without an Alarm appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>People who naturally wake up tend to feel more rested during the day than those who rely on an alarm. When an alarm wakes you at the set time, your body may not be ready to wake up yet which may leave you a bit more tired throughout the day.
People who get up naturally tend to have a better mood, higher self-confidence and use their time more productively. They are even more motivated to stay active than people waked up by an alarm.
People who naturally wake up typically choose healthier food more often, especially for breakfast. They are more likely to regularly exercise, too.
If you’re feeling bad for needing an alarm to wake you up, know that you can actually train yourself to become a morning person. You need to go to sleep seven to nine hours before you need to wake up and find just the right amount of sleep for you, and your body will wake up around the same time every morning.
The post Benefits of Waking up Without an Alarm appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>The post Is It Really That Bad If You Keep Falling Asleep in Front of the TV? appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>Your body is pretty good at following the patterns of light and darkness that naturally occur throughout the day. When it gets dark, your body starts releasing hormones that make you sleepy as a signal that you should go to bed and get some rest. Exposure to artificial light can mess with this. Big time. It will be more difficult for you to fall asleep, and if that’s not enough, your sleep quality will be affected by the working TV if you didn’t turn it off.
Not all sounds are bad for your sleep, but sounds that come from the TV are something you should avoid. Instead, you can choose something soothing like ambient sounds, white noise, or even a podcast, as long as its volume is not too high.
The post Is It Really That Bad If You Keep Falling Asleep in Front of the TV? appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>The post Having Separate Blankets May Save Your Relationship appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>For many people, sharing one big blanket means that they end up fighting over it all night long. That’s not really an appropriate environment for a good night’s sleep, but you probably haven’t considered the most obvious alternative.
The idea of having two separate smaller blankets for sleeping on a king-sized bed with your partner might seem odd at first, but if you just give it a chance, you’ll see that you’ll both sleep so much better. Perhaps one of you turns all night while the other one lays still, or one is always hot when the other one is cold… Whatever your particular case is, two blankets instead of one will help you sleep better and keep you happy and in love. It’s worth a shot!
The post Having Separate Blankets May Save Your Relationship appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>The post Weighted Eye Masks For Restful Sleep appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>For insomniacs, this might just help you get back to your regular sleeping schedule. It’s a lifesaver and here are some reasons to switch from the traditional sleeping mask to weighted eye masks.
The great thing about weighted eye masks is that they make you instantly fall asleep. Not only do they block out the light but it puts a gentle weight on your eyes so you can feel comfortable and well-rested after.
A lot of weighted sleep masks are made with a breathable fiber made from cotton and sometimes spandex. The elastic straps help to ensure that it stays on your face while your rest.
Weighted Sleeping masks help to ensure that you stay in deep sleep. They’re most often filled with microbeads or flaxseeds which are gentle enough to be resting on your face. Some of the sleep masks are infused with aromatherapy to improve the quality of your sleep. They also has soothing benefits to help drift you off into dreamworld.
The post Weighted Eye Masks For Restful Sleep appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>The post Why Do We Need Eight Hours of Sleep? appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
]]>Sleep deprivation can have some serious consequences to your health, and you may not see them immediately. This is why you need to get eight hours of sleep every night.
If you’re sleep-deprived, you’ll have a harder time remembering things. Sleep contributes to our creative thinking and long-term memory, so if you want to help your brain create new memories, you need to sleep regularly. Did you know that scientists recommend sleeping after learning, as it helps with memory retention?
Lack of sleep can contribute to number of chronic health conditions, including diabetes, heart disease and obesity. This is why lack of sleep is considered a public health problem.
If you don’t get enough sleep, your body will need more energy to stay awake and function. This is obvious, right?
Also, if you don’t get enough sleep, your brain releases chemicals that signal hunger. This can make you eat more and eventually gain weight.
If your immune system is weakened, you’re more likely to feel tired and get ill. We all know that. A good night’s sleep will boost the effectiveness of so-called T cells that help your immune system fight infection or illness.
The post Why Do We Need Eight Hours of Sleep? appeared first on My Daily Magazine - Art, Design, DIY, Fashion and Beauty !.
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