According to a 2007 study by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies for Science, approximately 70 million Americans suffer from insomnia. For many of these people the problem is not falling asleep, but remaining in a deep state of slumber.
Best-selling author, hypnotist, and therapist, Paul McKenna, recently appeared on Good Morning America and said that many sleep problems are related to anxiety. His new book, I Can Make You Sleep, includes 14 Golden Rules of Sleep which McKenna says can help everyone prepare for a good night’s sleep. Here are the first four rules:
1. Get up regularly half an hour earlier than your usual desired getting-up time. This may sound counterintuitive but, McKenna said, "the overwhelming evidence [shows] it's one simple thing that made a huge difference to a lot of people."
2. Go to bed only when you're sleepy.
3. Don't take any naps during the day. Naps are fine for people without sleep problems, but "if you are having disruptive sleep, [naps aren't] going to let you sleep so well at night."
4. At least three times a week, exercise for at least 20 minutes. "Things like the exercise clean out the stress toxins," he said. It makes people tired and "resets the body clock."
Click here to read the remaining 10 Golden Rules of Sleep at ABC News.
Best-selling author, hypnotist, and therapist, Paul McKenna, recently appeared on Good Morning America and said that many sleep problems are related to anxiety. His new book, I Can Make You Sleep, includes 14 Golden Rules of Sleep which McKenna says can help everyone prepare for a good night’s sleep. Here are the first four rules:
1. Get up regularly half an hour earlier than your usual desired getting-up time. This may sound counterintuitive but, McKenna said, "the overwhelming evidence [shows] it's one simple thing that made a huge difference to a lot of people."
2. Go to bed only when you're sleepy.
3. Don't take any naps during the day. Naps are fine for people without sleep problems, but "if you are having disruptive sleep, [naps aren't] going to let you sleep so well at night."
4. At least three times a week, exercise for at least 20 minutes. "Things like the exercise clean out the stress toxins," he said. It makes people tired and "resets the body clock."
Click here to read the remaining 10 Golden Rules of Sleep at ABC News.
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