You may be waiting to read some health tips in this article to modify your diet and improve your quality of sleep. Relax, none of that is going to happen in the next twelve minutes of your life. By the time you are done reading this writing, you may want to implement just one change in your daily routine for a better life.
Sleep is something that comes naturally to us, but we like to deprive ourselves of it for countless reasons. Can you remember when you were a teenager, you would never mind sacrificing a nap if you felt something was more important than just sleeping? Anyway, it was never just Dream. Many of us would never realize the importance of taking a nap until at least the age of 25. As soon as we approach our thirties, we begin to appreciate the need to be dead to the world for a minimum of six to eight hours a day. And we don’t want to commit to that, no matter how fun a party is.
Is it imperative to sleep?
Can you answer this question in No? Of course you can’t. Insomnia – the word was coined not without reason. People understand the ravages their bodies can take if they can’t sleep for any reason, even for one night. For an extreme example of an insomniac person, you can watch the movie The Machinist. The simple yet profound movie will give you a perfect insight into what can happen to your mind and body if you don’t sleep for a long time.
Not sleeping at all is, of course, a serious situation. Still, many of us don’t even realize that we can’t sleep well throughout our lives. You may have noticed that a person in your office feels dizzy all the time. Or that boy in your class who yawns every time you see him. That obese girl from your school, who you make fun of, may be overweight just because she doesn’t sleep well. Among dozens of side effects of tossing and turning at night, the most important one is that you forget your sense of self and begin to feel depressed about life.
It’s rare, but common, that we accept poor sleep quality just because. Even when we know that we need to sleep soundly every night, we accept all the disturbances in our body just because we feel there is no solution. Don’t worry. The solution is right there with you, and you don’t need to visit a dietitian or doctor to get it.
What is the way out of insomnia?
Have you heard of a thing called Smartphone? Yes, it’s right there; maybe in your hand right now. Laptops, Smartphones, Kindle, Tablets and TV, all these electronic gadgets have certainly made your life easier. You may feel so much more informed than ever simply because you can afford a smartphone and the Internet. Maybe you realize that you should spend a little less time on your mobile phone than you do today. Still, it may be difficult for you to get rid of it.
Nobody is asking you to get rid of your mobile phone forever. You need him in your life for better reasons than anyone can judge. However, a Smartphone is something that has made our life better and worse at the same time. We cannot think of our life without this little gadget in hand at all times. Still, you have to identify with the fact that it interferes with your sleep.
What is the reason to keep your mobile away?
While we sleep, we all have the habit of reviewing the messages that may have reached WhatsApp. We feel an obligation to respond to those messages. After all, it is our duty to respond to our loved ones, right? Yes actually. Then, once we are done with WhatsApp, we open Facebook; then it’s Instagram’s turn, and maybe Snapchat at last. So this is the endless cycle that repeats roughly every night. Perhaps, you may not indulge in this habit when you are exhausted. Still, you keep your mobile by your side when you fall asleep, right? Keeping your phone away while you sleep is all this ordeal is about.
Apart from making mistakes in our diet and routine, we only make one simple mistake by placing our cell phone next to the bed or even under the pillow while sleeping. Life is already hard these days. The last thing we want to think about while sleeping is the worries we face during the day. When you are about to sleep, you visit the whole world in just one or two hours through social networks. However, you may have noticed that when you’re sleeping with your phone at arm’s length, your hand automatically starts searching for it as soon as your sleep is interrupted.
You may feel thirsty at night, for example, but instead of looking for water at first, you’d like to look for a message from your loved one that can flash on your screen. But how would you feel if that message is something you don’t want to see? It can become a cause of anxiety for you for the rest of the night. You may not be able to do anything about it at 3am, but you’ll lose sleep over it. Similarly, you may want to go to the bathroom late at night. He reaches for his phone to see the time, but he doesn’t realize that the light from the screen is harmful to his eyes. If you have sensitive eyes, you should not look at your phone while sleeping.
How to sleep without your mobile?
You can think what kind of ridiculous idea is that? How would you wake up in the morning without your alarm clock on the phone? The answer is Wake Up! That cute little clock on your table that you threw away years ago is the only thing you need on your table instead of your cell phone for the whole night. Those little notification alerts keep you buzzing all night. Even if you keep your phone on silent mode, the curiosity to check your phone at every possible minute won’t go away.
It may seem difficult to sleep without your phone at first, but it’s an achievable feat. You would feel uncomfortable for a couple of days and miss your phone. Despite this, after a week or so, you will definitely feel the difference in the quality of your sleep. You will begin to have a deep sleep and wake up more refreshed than before.
The idea is to keep your phone in your closet or in a place where you can’t easily reach it. When you’re in a deep sleep, straining to reach your phone is the last thing you want to do. When you find it hard to pick up your cell phone, you just come to your bed and enjoy your sleep. Yes, taking forty winks becomes much more enjoyable when you don’t have any interruptions around you. Do not trust any mobile application that claims to assess your quality of sleep. For these apps to work, you need to keep your phone very close to you, which is not a good idea at all. Just notice how your body feels when you wake up in the morning. Your own body is the greatest evaluator of everything that affects it, positively or negatively.
Isn’t it worth your health to try? Try to keep your mobile phone away from you tonight and see how you feel the next morning. If you feel good, you can add value to your life with just a simple idea. Little things like these make life more enjoyable. Take a crack at them.