The environment in which you sleep can have a great impact on how you sleep. It’s no secret that if your bedroom has a calming and restive energy, you will sleep much better than if your bedroom consists of a mattress on the floor in the storage room.

Here are five easy ways you can create a healthy sleep environment:

1. Make sure that your bedroom is the right temperature for you.
Experts suggest that the ideal temperature for sleeping is between 65 and 70 degrees F. Everyone has their own comfort point though, so you should experiment with various temperatures to find what works best for you. (Just to give you an idea, my perfect sleep temperature is between 50 and 55 degrees F.)

2. Make sure that your bedroom is properly ventilated.
If you can, sleep with the window open at least a crack to allow the fresh air in.This makes it much easier for you to breathe while you’re sleeping.

3. Try and keep your bedroom as quiet as possible.
I know that if you live in a city, it’s pretty much impossible to shut out all the noises like traffic and neighbours. If you find yourself continually waking up to outside noises you can use ear plugs to get the silence you need to sleep well.

4. Try and keep your room as dark as possible.
In addition to keeping your room as quiet as possible, you should also keep it as dark as possible. This allows you to experience the full benefit of the day/night cycle. You can accomplish this by the use of heavy curtains or blinds to keep the light out. If that fails you can also try using an eye mask when you sleep.

5. Use your bedroom only for sleeping…
and of course, for sex. That means no television and no computer to keep your brain occupied. You want to train your body and mind to expect only sleep when you’re in this space.

These are just a few of the ways you can create the perfect sleep environment in your bedroom. By adopting any or all of these suggestions you can give yourself a better chance for a good night’s sleep.

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