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What's the most effective at helping you sleep at night? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

            
              regular vigorous exercise - I do this five or six days per week
no caffeine after about 2 pm
mostly consistent bedtime
heating pad, for nights when my lower back is stiff or sore
white noise in the form of a fan (though I’m going to need something more powerful, as my neighbor has started the lovely habit of watching tv at 330am with no headphones)
on nights when I’m really having trouble, I have a small stash of chewable 5mg melatonin tablets on my nightstand

[–] Anonymouse@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I scrolled way too far to find exercise. Not that you're going to fall asleep within 5 minutes of returning from a run, but it really does work. Among other things, aerobic exercise will help with stress, sleep, some back and joint problems, helps you to eat less and burn more calories.

On another note, I heard something in a podcast or radio show that said that a special type of breathing exercise is as good as exercise for many of these things and will fool your body. Obviously, it won't build muscle, but it may help with sleep and stress.