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Insomnia: Improving your sleep
The choices you make every day often become the habits that are a regular part of your lifestyle. Changing habits can lead to a lifestyle that promotes better sleep. Research shows that lifestyle habits and sleep practices are strongly related to overall sleep quality.1 For example:
- Alcohol may make you feel sleepy, but it also may upset your sleep. If you usually have a couple glasses of wine before bedtime and seem to always wake up at 3 a.m., try having a drink with no alcohol (and no caffeine) instead.
- Regular exercise can help you sleep better. Moderate exercise,vigorous exercise, and "everyday" activities all count as exercise.
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Daily habits can affect my sleep.
TrueWhat and how much you drink, whether or not you get regular exercise, and many other choices you make can affect your sleep patterns.
FalseWhat and how much you drink, whether or not you get regular exercise, and many other choices you make can affect your sleep patterns.
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Insomnia: Improving your sleep
| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS | Last Updated: January 22, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Catherine D. Serio, PhD - Behavioral Health Jan Ulfberg, MD, PhD - Sleep Disorders | |
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