It’s no longer news that an average individual should sleep for about 8 hours to achieve and maintain optimal health. Yet some people sleep for that 8 hours and sometimes even more but still wake up feeling tired. If you’re sleeping for a good number of hours and you don’t wake up the next morning feeling refreshed, energised and like you can climb Olumo rock up and down 10 times then you’re doing something wrong. There are many factors that influence the quality of your sleep at night and the major ones to be worried about include:
Sleep Environment: Are you the type that don’t put on your bulb to sleep, you should start putting it off. Not only will it save cost it will also improve the quality of your sleep. If you’re the type that can’t sleep in the dark you can get one of those night time lights. Besides light, the temperature of your bedroom is also important. Your room shouldn’t be too warm nor be too cold, everything should be in moderation. Don’t forget to invest in your life by investing in a quality bed.
Diet: What you consume close to your bedtime affects your quality of sleep and it results in you waking up tired even after sleeping for over 8 hours. This is to say that, you shouldn’t serve yourself 5 wraps of Eba and Efo riro by 9pm when your bedtime is 10pm. Heavy meals like that affect your sleep. Consuming excess caffeine stimulates your body system making it difficult to achieve or maintain a good night rest. And to those that drink alcohol because “it makes them sleep”. It makes you sleep but you should also know that it increases frequency of breaks in between sleep and this would ultimately result in poor night sleep.
Underlying medical conditions: Sleep disorders like obstructive sleep apnea, medical conditions such as thyroid imbalances and even mental health disorders can also affect ones night sleep and leave you waking up feeling tired. Most of the times these underlying conditions have associated symptoms and this is a pointer that it’s time to visit your doctor.
Enjoy a quality night sleep, you deserve it.
