'HARMLESS' NIGHTTIME HABITS THAT ARE ACTUALLY MAKING YOUR SLEEP WORSE

The below habits may seem harmless but are the cause of your sleep disturbances;

Excessive exercise towards bed

Evening workouts are wonderful. However, vigorous and high-intensity types may stimulate your brain by producing cortisol and adrenaline, which change the circadian cycle. Your body temperature may also rise and alter your cooling and relaxation for sleep.

Evening coffee

As a stimulant, caffeine is preferred to enable daily activities with full concentration. I recommend you avoid it at least six hours before bedtime because it can keep you active if you drink it at night.

Dinner immediately before bedtime

Eating your last meal and immediately going to sleep denies enough time for digestion. Proper food breakdown happens when walking or standing- in a vertical posture for gravity action. Heavy dinner to bedtime increases digestive problems and stomach reflux, leading to interrupted sleep. I also recommend you avoid processed and sugary meals. Instead, swap with healthy carbs, including beans and starchy veggies.

Making your bedroom an office opens our list of things that affect sleep or make it worse. When you use your bedroom for working, your brain associates what you do with wakefulness. This means you will be less likely to get sleep or stay asleep. Next is getting tipsy before bedtime. Alcohol suppresses the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin. For this reason, you will find yourself in the bathroom multiple times in the middle of the night. This disruption is dangerous to the quality of sleep.

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Anastasia Filipenko

Psychologist, Freelance writer and Commercial Adviser at shopgiejo.com

Anastasia Filipenko is a health and wellness psychologist, dermatolist and a freelance writer. She frequently covers beauty and skincare, food trends and nutrition, health and fitness and relationships. When she's not trying out new skincare products, you'll find her taking a cycling class, doing yoga, reading in the park, or trying a new recipe.

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