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Doing This One Thing Greatly Improves a Senior’s Sleep Cycle
I had read all the Medium articles about sleep improvement, but none of them worked. One night, I hit upon a method that has resulted in a much greater night’s sleep…and it was so simple!
The reason I didn’t think of this sooner was that the offending element actually helped me drift off to sleep in the first place, and so I never realized how damaging it could be later at night. That, coupled with various bouts of nocturia (a rather complex thing as you shall see) were complicating an ordinarily good night’s sleep. After reading various things in the news about the importance of good sleep (especially for seniors, which may forestall dementia, maintain healthy weight and a healthy immune system), I decided to experiment with different sleep enhancement methods.
Would Melatonin help? CBD? Ibuprofen? Actually, each of these seemed to help a little (especially Ibuprofen…I’ll get to that later) but I didn’t want to be dependent on supplements or drugs. I tried upping my exercise routine, but that made me more likely to take a nap, which took away from my sleep at night. What was it that I needed? White noise? A humidifier? A new mattress? Now I realized I was getting into the New Age “sleep weird” element that couldn’t be right, as it was not available to our ancestors. It must be something natural I’m lacking, right?
