The doctor told how to improve sleep with simple habits and when short-term awakenings are the norm

Healthy sleep depends not only on the number of hours, but also on its quality. About the habits that help normalize rest in people without chronic insomnia, told the Russian somnologist, neurologist Eugene Liderman, writes sb.by.

Evgenia Liderman noted:

“It is very important to maintain physical activity during the day. Movement helps you fall asleep faster and makes sleep deeper.”.

It is also recommended to go to bed and wake up at the same time, even on weekends. This synchronizes the internal biological clock and improves overall well-being. In addition, you need to minimize the use of gadgets, ventilate the room before bedtime.

“In the first half of the night, deep sleep usually prevails, during which the body recovers, and closer to the morning it becomes more superficial. Short-term awakenings during the night are considered normal. A person may have about four to six microwakes per night. This is the norm, and one should not strive for a perfect sleep without a single awakening, explained Evgenia Liderman. Sometimes a person wakes up to turn to the other side, look at the clock, or just walk out of one phase of sleep into another. In most cases, he falls asleep quickly and does not even remember it in the morning.”.

Understanding the natural mechanisms of sleep helps reduce anxiety, the doctor added. If brief awakenings are not accompanied by severe daytime sleepiness, fatigue and other symptoms, they usually do not require anxiety.

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