Better sleep: relaxation is preferred
We are not all equal in the face of sleep. There are those who immediately fall asleep with the light off, and others. These poorer sleepers need to get in condition to sleep well. While 4 in 10 French people suffer from sleep disorders, it is good to know what makes it easier to fall asleep.
Sleep well: ‘Avoid sport at night’
Sleeping in a calm environment, not too hot, sufficiently dark is one of the golden rules to respect for a restorative sleep. Nelly advises: “I avoid playing sports too late at night and I drink hot milk or tisane to relax”.
Lionel, he understood that it was necessary to avoid intense physical activities before going to bed but still needed to “exert himself physically to decrease nervous tension and stress, without straining “.
While it is better not to go to bed with a heavy stomach, Sophia do not hesitate to depart from the rule: “I eat well! Digestion makes me sleep!”
Marie and Coralie recall that learning to get up early makes it easier to recover. The ideal time? It depends. “Before midnight”, advises Marie. For Coralie, mother of a 2-year-old child who “does not sleep through the night”, the lights go out “well before 10pm!”
Sleep well: the “soporific book” technique
Each of us competes for little tricks to fall into the arms of Morpheus. Stephanie gives us his bedtime ritual: “I prepare my cozy little nest a good half an hour before the time I plan to sleep. I turn off my computer. Reading is a problem. sleeping pill super efficient, so I read or watch a cool, serene program that doesn’t procrastinate too much – I like love stories before I fall asleep, romantic stuff. “
The readingis an activity of relaxation which comes up as a leitmotif for many of you. What type of book do you choose? Annie has its own idea: “a sleeping pill that we know by heart but well written, I love the beautiful French language. I fall asleep then savoring the words”.
Better sleep: Make love too!
Jonathanis rather in favor of “relaxation and breathing by the diaphragm. “More sensory, Sophie says she likes” to take a little relaxing bath in the essential oilsbefore going to bed”.
Annie, a bit of a philosopher, emphasizes the importance of positively to sleep peacefully and with a light heart: “I think about all the positive things in my life before sleeping!”
Finally, the last tip mentioned by several Internet users, the sex before bedtime. Elena, Tine admit “make love before [s]’fall asleep.’ After lovemaking, our brain releases endorphins, the relaxing power of which can put us to sleep.
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