Sleep occurs in cycles throughout the night, with each sleep cycle taking approximately 90 minutes. Our body’s biological clock controls all of this, and technically the sleep cycle is one of our many “circadian rhythms”. There are 4 identifiable stages in each sleep cycle, and each of them has a significant impact on mental and physical performance throughout the day, as well as your general health and well-being.
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DO NOT do any of the following
Have caffeine after the early afternoon
If you’re traveling across time zones give your body a day to adjust to each hour of time difference.
Get frustrated if you can’t fall asleep! Relax. If you aren’t sleep deprived it should take around 15-20 minutes to fall asleep. If you really can’t get to sleep then get up and leave the bed for a while (read a book or something). You’ll probably start feeling tired in an hour or so and you’ll find yourself back in bed asleep.
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