Sleeping Tips when you're in Your 40s
from "Sleep Like a Baby at Any Age"
By Dorothy Foltz-Gray, Special to Lifescript
Published December 23, 2010
In Your 40s
Sleep Stealer: Perimenopause
The sleep problems of your 40s are like those in your 30s, but add hot flashes and night sweats to the list. These menopause mainstays can start years before your period.
“They can be enough to wake you, but you may not even be aware of being hot,” Krystal says.
Snooze saver: Discuss hot flashes and night sweats with your doctor, Krystal suggests. Antidepressants like SSRIs or SNRIs can help with these issues and treat anxiety as well.
Also, get more active, Kogan says. Exercise deepens sleep and reduces the time it takes to start snoozing.
Work out at least 20 minutes a day, five days a week, but not close to bedtime; exercise raises your core temperature, which can keep you up.
MY THOUGHTS
that is one sleep stealer that cannot be avoided. the suggestions in the article should be noted though. it cannot be avoided but it can be lessened.
from "Sleep Like a Baby at Any Age"
By Dorothy Foltz-Gray, Special to Lifescript
Published December 23, 2010
In Your 40s
Sleep Stealer: Perimenopause
The sleep problems of your 40s are like those in your 30s, but add hot flashes and night sweats to the list. These menopause mainstays can start years before your period.
“They can be enough to wake you, but you may not even be aware of being hot,” Krystal says.
Snooze saver: Discuss hot flashes and night sweats with your doctor, Krystal suggests. Antidepressants like SSRIs or SNRIs can help with these issues and treat anxiety as well.
Also, get more active, Kogan says. Exercise deepens sleep and reduces the time it takes to start snoozing.
Work out at least 20 minutes a day, five days a week, but not close to bedtime; exercise raises your core temperature, which can keep you up.
MY THOUGHTS
that is one sleep stealer that cannot be avoided. the suggestions in the article should be noted though. it cannot be avoided but it can be lessened.
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