#6

If you’re lactose intolerant, have some herbal tea instead. Try chamomile, lemon balm or passionflower.  My personal favorite is chamomile.  At first it tastes funny, but then you get used to it.  I got my chamomile tea at Starbucks.  It’s caled Calm.  Try it before buying, though, to see if you like the taste.

#7

Go for a walk before bed time.  The oxygen your lungs will get will make you sleepy.  It’s kind of hard in winter time, but if you live in Florida or California, you could do this all year around!

#8

Do not watch TV shows or movies that can get you all excited before the bed time.  I had the worst time falling asleep after I watched Slum Dog Millionaire the other night…  I think I was able to fall asleep only at 4 in the morning!!!

#9

Get yourself a sleeping mask and put it on every night when you want to go to sleep. Brookstone Store has great ones for as little as $10  - they come in plush pink, beige and dark blue.  You’ll sleep like a baby once you cover your eyes with it.

#10

Try to go to bed from 9 pm to 11 pm – this is the best time to fall asleep, once you are past 12 am, it will get harder.  Once you feel like you want to go to bed (even if it’s earlier than you are used to), you should listen to your body and go to bed and I promise you’ll fall asleep sooner than usually.

#11

Try to get ready for sleep before it hits you.  I used to make this mistake a lot.  I would hang around the house until 10 wearing my makeup and once I felt like sleeping I had to go and take the makeup off, take a shower, put on moisturizer … And once I was done, my sleepiness was not there anymore.

And I’d have to stay awake past 12 am to catch another “wave” of sleepiness.  So it’s better to get ready for sleep earlier on, so that you don’t have to do all those beauty routines when you actually could be having sweet dreams.

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Do you know other healthy ways to fall asleep faster and stay asleep the whole night? Please share them with me …