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3 Tips For A Better Night's Sleep For Parents!

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Feeling exhausted all the time? Or feeling the need to have a bit of a lay in again once you wake up? Let me guess you have been working around the house tirelessly and hit your bed quite late. Well, it is the usual routine of any parent, and the fatigue is unavoidable. But many a time we cannot blame it all on the amount of work we have to do around the house. There may be some underlying medical reason as well. Disrupted sleep or fatigue after rest is causing an over a loss of around $63 billion due to lack of productivity, according to recent research conducted by American Academy of sleep medicine.

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The need for parents to have a good night sleep is significant, as they need to remain alert and efficient for their kids and the jobs they do. Below are some interesting and simple ways which can help the parents sleep better.

Make a schedule

This may sound childish, but it helps a lot you need to have a proper schedule for yourself. Without an appropriate plan, you may be working too late into the night, and that may have a severe impact on your health. Try to regulate your sleeping hours so that your body has a proper pattern. These restricted hours help you sleep better and wake up fresher.

Get yourself checked

There are many parents who due to tiredness and many other responsibilities, fail to notice their selves. One in every 25 adults is suffering from sleep apnea, that is facing difficulty breathing during sleep. The lack of oxygen intake to the brain muscles results in fatigue and thus a tired body even after full night sleep. It can be easily remedied. You can read up here for any informational text.

Reduce your light exposure

The light exposure under discussion here is your exposure to laptop, TV, computer or mobile light. Your body continuously absorbs a lot of light through these digital devices. Thus the biological clock does not register that it is time to shut down, because of the light that it has absorbed. Hence, according to a study, it is highly advisable that you should not expose your body to any of these digital devices for at least 30 to 45 minute before you plan to sleep.

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