Healthy Sleeping

By Pari Patel

Editor: Breanna Naysmith

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Did you know falling asleep almost immediately is extremely unhealthy? According to the article How to Fall Asleep Faster - The Healthy Way posted on CNN, a well-rested person will drift off to sleep. When you fall asleep too quickly it’s a sign that you might be sleep-deprived. This can harm your mental and physical health more than you believe. REsearch shows that the average person takes 10 to 20 minutes to go to sleep. If you fall asleep any faster, it means you are possibly sleep-deprived and your body is craving sleep. So how do you sleep healthy?

To start, get your mind adjusted to only using your bed for sleep. When you use your bed for other things, it can be more difficult to sleep in it because your mind will associate your bed with things other than sleep. Another thing you could do is start a nightly routine. Doing a list of things daily before bed will get your mind used to the fact that after you finish those things, you will sleep. These two things can help assure that you are falling asleep in a timely and healthy manner. Another helpful tip if you can’t fall asleep would be to get up and move around. Getting up, going into another room, and doing something calming can also help you go to sleep because it reboots your drowsiness and makes you want to fall asleep again. All of these methods could improve your sleeping and help you get the recommended 8 hours of sleep. You might want to try these tips if you’re having trouble sleeping correctly.