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The Sleep Revolution by Huffington tells many ways to get more sleep. Reducing noise by using lined curtains, etc. has helped me, and. I find it helpful to do a meditation on the breath.
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Sleep and aging are always a match-up. I'd love to sleep more and continue to chip away at finding a combination of natural remedies. The side effects go medications are much worse than getting up and reading a good book.
Right, like it's a choice? Let's not forget, also, that there was a big article in this section a few years ago about how taking sleeping pills is linked to Alzheimer's.
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So, yet another exhortation to get enough sleep. Thanks. I'd sleep 24/7 if all of the experts insisting I should sleep could actually cure my insomnia and make me sleep. Sadly, they can't, and I'm fully aware that sleeping between 0-6 hours a night is damaging my health and my life. I'm open to suggestion.
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@Terrils: try getting a CPAP mask typically prescribed to/for those with sleep apnea. Although this is not your issue, I have used one (I’ve had insomnia, as well as sleep apnea, for years), and it has changed my life. While I don’t always sleep 6-7 hours, the hours that I *do* sleep are higher quality and, most importantly, I am no longer tired during the day. That, in and of itself, has been worth the price of admission. Just my two cents, as I am not a doctor. Hope this help and best of luck to you in figuring out how to get a better night’s sleep.
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Did the study address people over 70 people too? In my unscientific survey, i.e., talking to my friends in their 70s, most of us are not getting 6 hours of sound sleep on a regular basis.
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@joan Total agreement with your comment. 70 is just about when it started… The inability to get back to sleep if you wake up during the night. Nights when I get six hours of sleep call for celebration.
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