There is no substitute for a good night’s sleep. In the modern world, we work hard to live life to the fullest, cramming as much as we can into our waking hours, assuming we’ll catch up on sleep later. But the reality is, you can’t catch up on sleep. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Here are some common sleep myths debunked, and suggestions for how you can turn your anxiety-ridden nights into peaceful Z’s. .. You can make up for lost sleep on weekends.Fact: Sleep binging on the weekend and forgoing sleep during the week upsets your circadian rhythms and make it more difficult to get into a deep sleep state.
I wish I could say that to help myself unwind at bedtime I got lost in the pages of great literature. But the truth is that my sleep aid is watching 15 minutes of the most mindless program I can find on television. Bring on the inane sitcoms and I’m out like a light.
