Alcohol Is Not the Sleep Aid That People Think

Alcohol will fragment your sleep, so you will wake up many more times throughout the night. Alcohol will actually block your dream sleep, which is essential for lots of different operations,. So alcohol should be avoided. But hot showers or hot baths great, because you come out, your body temperature drops. Your brain and body need to drop their core temperature by about one celsius, two degrees fahrenheit, to initiate sleep. And's always find it easier to fall asleep in a room too cold than too hot. The only thing is, perhaps light. We are a dark deprived society in this modern era; we need darkness to allow the release of a hormon called melatonin to help