We have transitioned into daylight savings time! How is that going for you? If you are like me, the time change may still have you feeling a little groggy at best, and full on exhausted at worst.
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| Spring is coming! (Chris picking dandelions last spring.) |
It seems falling back is always so much
easier than the spring ahead for my family and even for many of our patients.
Here are a few tips to try to make the transition a little easier:
Sleep expert Dr. Feinsilver recommends:
- Not
eating or exercising very close to bedtime,
- Not watching TV in bed and avoiding
caffeine or alcohol several hours before bed.
- He also recommends trying to get
at least 8 hours of sleep every night.
- Very interestingly, he also suggests
establishing a "worry time." Making lists of things worrying you or
your to do list for the next day, then setting it aside before going to bed.
This one I know I will try!
Another sleep expert, Dr. Joseph Kaplan
director of the sleep disorders center at the Mayo Clinic gives the following
advice for an easier transition into the time change:
1) Be sure you are exposed to strong
morning light after the time change
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| Spring so far this year! (Chris making snowballs this spring!!) |
2) Reduce stimuli at bed time
3) Keep your bedroom quiet and dark
4) Maintain consistent sleep wake patterns
5) Follow a bedtime routine
One good thing about springing ahead? That
means spring is in fact just around the corner just as I promised!
Regards in health,
Dr. Shepherd
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