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How to Improve Sleep Hygiene for People With Narcolepsy

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Improving sleep quality and getting better restorative sleep is vital to people with Narcolepsy. Learn 6 ways you can easily get better sleep hygiene with Narcolepsy.

Peter here. I’m a fellow narcolepsy blogger from narcolepsycoach.com

Tove graciously let me write a blog post for her audience about sleep hygiene.

So what exactly does sleep hygiene mean for people with Narcolepsy?

Definition: Sleep hygiene is any practice or habit that helps facilitates better sleep quality and more daytime alertness.

Improve sleep hygiene for people with Narcolepsy. Get a better night's sleep with these sleep hygiene tips. Great sleep tips for tired moms and people with Narcolepsy. Set up your bedroom properly for a better night's sleep. People with Narcolepsy. #NarcolepsyNotAlone #Narcolepsy #MamaintheNow #sleephygiene


Improving Sleep Hygiene for People with Narcolepsy

Below are my favorite practices/habits for bettering your sleep hygiene.

  • Create a sleep sanctuary
    • The bedroom should be a space for solely two things: sleep and intimacy. Your mind needs to associate this physical place just for those two activities.
    • This is not a room where you watch Television. This is not a room for scrolling through twitter. This is not a room for arguing.
    • Conditioning yourself to treating this room as a “sleep sanctuary” will help you fall into sleep quicker.
  • Remove EMF (Electromagnetic Fields) from the sleep sanctuary
    • Our electronic devices (smartphones, computers, etc.) emit an electromagnetic field that have an effect on our bodies. It’s important to remove all devices that emit this field from the bedroom so it gives your body the best ability to fall into a restful sleep.
  • Deep sleep during the optimal window (10 pm – 2pm)
    • Our bodies and brains are susceptible to external stimuli. For example, the UV waves from the sun will make you more wakeful and natural darkness will lessen your cortisol production. It’s beneficial to leverage these stimuli, instead of having them work against you. You can do this by aiming to sleep during “money time” as Shawn Stevenson from the Model Health Show describes it. Those hours are from 10 pm – 2 am.
  • Exercise during the right times
    • If you exercise too close to bedtime, it can throw off your circadian rhythm. Make sure you give a buffer of at least 4 hours from your last rep to the time you place your head on the pillow.
  • Sleep in a cool space
    • Thermoregulation influences your sleep cycles — Gearing up for sleep leads to your body automatically dropping your core body temperature to help with sleep. Science has shown the ideal sleep environment temperature is around 68 degrees (Fahrenheit).
  • Cut out caffeine by noon
    • Caffeine can linger in your body for several hours even after consumption. If you are consuming caffeine, it’s important to make the time window between consumption and bed as large as possible. I recommend making that time period of at least 8 hours.

Looking for more information on sleep hygiene?! This Ultimate Guide to Sleep Hygiene will answer ALL your questions! 

Check out my other pages and posts, they range from topics on the best jobs for people with narcolepsy, ideal diets for narcolepsy, alternative treatments for narcolepsy.

With Love,

Peter

Filed Under: Health, Narcolepsy, Special Needs

Comments

  1. Ella Lauren says

    March 18, 2019 at 5:14 AM

    Really great tips! I was a caffeine addicted person and due to it, I was facing serious issues while sleeping. recently I have made cut off on my caffeine intake and it really helped me well.

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