Ways to Wreck Your Sleep
Drink Coffee After Dinner
Drink Alcohol
Surf the Web
Take a Nap
Turn Up the Heat
Eat Close to Bedtime
Take Certain Medications
Skip Exercise
Exercise Around Bedtime
Ignore Mental Health Issues
Worry
Argue After Dinner
Drink Too Much Water
Sleep In
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SOURCES:
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research: “Alcohol and Sleep I: Effects on Normal Sleep.”
American Psychological Association: “The effects of bedtime writing on difficulty falling asleep: A polysomnographic study comparing to-do lists and completed activity lists.”
Baylor University: “Can Writing Your ‘To-Do’s’ Help You to Doze? Baylor Study Suggests Jotting Down Tasks Can Speed the Trip to Dreamland.”
Harvard Health Publications: “Blue Light Has a Dark Side.”
Harvard Medical School Division of Sleep Medicine: “Twelve Simple Tips to Improve Your Sleep.”
Johns Hopkins Health: “Exercising for Better Sleep.”
Mayo Clinic: “Insomnia”
National Institutes of Health: “Effects of thermal environment on sleep and circadian rhythm,” “Opiates, Sleep, and Pain: The Adenosinergic Link.”
NIH MedlinePlus: “Tips for Getting a Good Night’s Sleep,” “Drugs, Herbs and Supplements.”
Sleep.org: “The Connection Between Hydration and Sleep,” “Sleep Hygiene,” “How to Sleep Better if You’re Stressed,” “Insomnia,” “How Exercise Affects Sleep,” “What Causes Nightmares?” “Seven Worst Sleep Habits.”