Your behavior during the day, and especially before bed, has a huge impact on the quality of your sleep. What happens in this process can make you sleep soundly or cause you to suffer from insomnia. However, small changes you will make in order to have a healthier and better quality sleep can have significant improvement effects on the quality of your sleep.
So why is sleep hygiene so important and what does it tell us in terms of mental health? Being able to sleep soundly affects both mental and physical health in many different ways. When the benefits of sleep in terms of human health are examined, the following picture emerges:
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Sleep strengthens the immune system and contributes to heart health
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Quality sleep contributes to psychological well-being
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Sleep is beneficial in terms of productivity and good performance
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Sleep improves memory contributes to a more functional functioning
As a result of low sleep quality, a wide variety of disorders may occur and the course of development of mental health problems may be affected by this. Some improvements we can make in our sleep pattern in order to improve our daily life quality can be very beneficial for us.
In order to control sleep disorders and mental health problems, you can pay attention to the following within the framework of sleep hygiene:
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Keep your sleep and departure times in a certain order
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Don't waste the time you need to sleep on doing different activities
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At least 30 minutes before going to bed. stop dealing with technological devices first
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Don't go to bed until you're sleepy
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20 minutes after going to bed. If you can't fall asleep afterward, get out of bed
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Use your bed only for sleeping and keep your bedroom quiet and relaxing
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Don't eat too much before bed and take care of a healthy diet
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Avoid consuming caffeinated beverages in the afternoon or evening
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Either Reduce your fluid intake before drinking
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