Date 2017-12-07
Category ARTICLES, Tips & Tricks
2. Body rhythm
Most people suffer from advanced sleep phase disorder (ASP) and some from delayed sleep phase disorder (DSP). The former are people who get very sleepy in the early afternoon while the latter are those who are not able to fall asleep at a normal time at night.
How to fix it: According to UCLA Health, evening exposure to bright lights is used to treat ASP while morning exposure to bright light is used to treat DSP.
3. Caffeine boost
A research by Michigan’s Henry Ford Hospital’s Sleep Disorders & Research Center and Wayne State College of Medicine found that “caffeine consumed even 6 hours before bedtime resulted in significantly diminished sleep quality and sleep quantity”.
How to fix it: Ease off caffeine intake as the day winds down and stick to a cut off time – advisably 2pm. According to Michael J. Breus, PhD, “To avoid sleep disruption, restrict your caffeine consumption primarily to the morning hours”.
