here are 5 bad habits that are ruining your sleep
Eating a large amount of food before bed can ruin your sleep, increasing your chances of indigestion in the middle of the night. It takes 90 minutes for 50% of your stomach to empty into the small intestines, so the more full your stomach is, the higher the chance of acid reflux,
You may want to re-think having that big bottle of water on your nightstand. The body increases the production of the hormone ADH during sleep, which “retains water and suppresses your need to pee. Drinking lots of water before bed can suppress the production of ADH [hormone]
It’s crucial to keep cool if you want that sweet eight-hour rest. In the video, Rajan showed a graph that shows peak body temperature typically hits at 7 p.m., after which it drops, prompting drowsiness. But if your room or bed is too warm, it may disrupt this natural cycle.
Alcohol messes up your REM sleep. which is the stage in the sleep cycle where you have dreams, per The Cleveland Clinic. Booze often makes us “pass out” fast, then causes us to linger for longer in the first stage of REM.
caffeine can block a neurotransmitter called adenosine, which is the molecule that makes you feel tired. Caffeine doesn’t make you more alert, it just makes you feel less sleepy, because it prevents the accumulation of the sleep molecule