http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/ Tips, tips, glorious tips! Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:03:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-76 Andy Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:27:00 +0000 http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-76 <p>Lol nice one Topman, that's so.........odd. Thanks for the great tip! :mrgreen:</p> Lol nice one Topman, that’s so………odd. Thanks for the great tip!

]]> http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-75 Fry Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:52:08 +0000 http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-75 I find opening the curtains as soon as I wake up or walk in the garden helps keep my sleeping pattern in order as this activates the body’s natural body clock. :cool: I find opening the curtains as soon as I wake up or walk in the garden helps keep my sleeping pattern in order as this activates the body’s natural body clock.

]]> http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-74 Topman Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:48:43 +0000 http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-74 <p>How about this for a tip. If you can't sleep, get up and eat some turkey! Turkey contains tryptophan which is a major building block for making serotonin, a neurotransmitter, which sends messages between nerve cells and causes feelings of sleepiness. Though this only works if you eat it on an empty stomach with no protein present.</p> How about this for a tip. If you can’t sleep, get up and eat some turkey! Turkey contains tryptophan which is a major building block for making serotonin, a neurotransmitter, which sends messages between nerve cells and causes feelings of sleepiness. Though this only works if you eat it on an empty stomach with no protein present.

]]> http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-72 Simone Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:43:34 +0000 http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-72 Also smoking will make sleeping that little bit harder as Nicotine acts as a stimulant aswell Also smoking will make sleeping that little bit harder as Nicotine acts as a stimulant aswell

]]> http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-71 Simone Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:39:51 +0000 http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-71 I know this may be obvious but... Stay off caffeinated beverages before bed time as it will keep you awake. Also try not to drink alcohol before bed even though it acts as a sedative it may mess your sleeping pattern around. :eek: I know this may be obvious but… Stay off caffeinated beverages before bed time as it will keep you awake. Also try not to drink alcohol before bed even though it acts as a sedative it may mess your sleeping pattern around.

]]> http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-70 Sushifish Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:38:39 +0000 http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-70 <p>Hiding the clock may help aswell. Focusing on the time can make you feel stressed or anxious, not good when you're trying to sleep. :shock:</p> Hiding the clock may help aswell. Focusing on the time can make you feel stressed or anxious, not good when you’re trying to sleep.

]]> http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-69 Jiko Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:37:10 +0000 http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-69 No naps in the day, this will throw your body clock off course and make it even harder to sleep at night :twisted: No naps in the day, this will throw your body clock off course and make it even harder to sleep at night

]]> http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-68 Ozzie Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:29:20 +0000 http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-68 Make sure you're at the right temperature before you go to bed, not too cold and not too hot. This can stop you from sleeping if the temperature isn't right. Make sure you’re at the right temperature before you go to bed, not too cold and not too hot. This can stop you from sleeping if the temperature isn’t right.

]]> http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-67 Sushifish Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:32:36 +0000 http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-67 Having a tv and pc in the bedroom doesn't help so I probably lose a good few hours of sleep every week to them, so I guess my tip is to keep distractions like that out of the room Having a tv and pc in the bedroom doesn’t help so I probably lose a good few hours of sleep every week to them, so I guess my tip is to keep distractions like that out of the room

]]> http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-37 Andy Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:06:57 +0000 http://www.tipstree.com/sleeping/#comment-37 Don't go to bed hungry. Eat a light snack, not a heavy meal. I suggest warm milk and chocolate chip cookie. Mmmm..... :grin: Don’t go to bed hungry. Eat a light snack, not a heavy meal. I suggest warm milk and chocolate chip cookie. Mmmm…..

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