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Sleep is very important, and enough of it may save your life.
"Results show that women who had reported sleeping 6 hours or less per night and snoring 5 or more nights per week were 2 times more likely to die from breast cancer. They were compared with women who reported sleeping at least 7 hours nightly with no snoring.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that adults should sleep 7 or more hours per night to stay healthy!
Here are 10 tips to help you get more sleep:
•Keep a consistent sleep schedule. Get up at the same time every day, even on weekends or during vacations.
•Set a bedtime that is early enough for you to get at least 7 hours of sleep.
•Go to bed when you feel sleepy, even if it’s before your bedtime.
•If you don’t fall asleep after 20 minutes, get out of bed.
•Establish relaxing bedtime rituals.
•Make your bedroom quiet and relaxing. Keep the room at a comfortable, cool temperature.
•Limit exposure to light in the evenings.
•Don’t eat a large meal before bedtime. If you are hungry at night, eat a light, healthy snack.
•Avoid consuming caffeine in the late afternoon or evening.
•Avoid consuming alcohol before bedtime."
"Results show that women who had reported sleeping 6 hours or less per night and snoring 5 or more nights per week were 2 times more likely to die from breast cancer. They were compared with women who reported sleeping at least 7 hours nightly with no snoring.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that adults should sleep 7 or more hours per night to stay healthy!
Here are 10 tips to help you get more sleep:
•Keep a consistent sleep schedule. Get up at the same time every day, even on weekends or during vacations.
•Set a bedtime that is early enough for you to get at least 7 hours of sleep.
•Go to bed when you feel sleepy, even if it’s before your bedtime.
•If you don’t fall asleep after 20 minutes, get out of bed.
•Establish relaxing bedtime rituals.
•Make your bedroom quiet and relaxing. Keep the room at a comfortable, cool temperature.
•Limit exposure to light in the evenings.
•Don’t eat a large meal before bedtime. If you are hungry at night, eat a light, healthy snack.
•Avoid consuming caffeine in the late afternoon or evening.
•Avoid consuming alcohol before bedtime."
Sleep and breast cancer survival
Posted from sleepeducation.org
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CSM Jane Baldwin Interesting information... funny how a meme about duck that quacks the National Anthem can get tons of comments and likes but something serious gets no love... Thank you for sharing
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CSM (Join to see) All very true and very good advice. Folks who have trouble breathing at night and end up snoring and waking up a lot, should consider getting one of those 'breathing machines' which straps on your head and pumps air down you. My wife acquired one a few years ago and now can once again sleep the night through.
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SSG Robert "Rob" Wentworth
aka “CPAP” Machine.... Very beneficial, & even great for those finding it hard to fall asleep. The machine totally relaxed me, & I’m was in slumberland very quickly. Initially, the noise from the airflow must be gotten used too, but my flow was adjustable/thereby cutting down on noise somewhat.
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