Why men fall asleep faster than women
The US department of health and services have recently stated that insomnia is more common in women than men. Experts attribute this to a variety of factors, including hormonal changes during the menstruation cycle, menopause, physical discomfort during pregnancy and a range of other conditions women are more prone to. Such conditions include anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia and restless head syndrome.
Even motherhood alone can interfere with a good night’s sleep. Sleep psychologist and behavioural sleep medicine specialist Michelle Drerup told CNN that many of her patients have ‘mommy ears’. By this, she means mothers don’t sleep as deeply because of an underlying concern about being quick to respond to their child should there be a disturbance in the night.
Not all hope is lost for those of you suffering though, follow these trick to improve sleep
- Avoid certain foods such as red meat, tomato sauce, broccoli or anything spicy for dinner
- Keep your feet cool so that helps lower your internal body temperature, in turn signalling to your body that it's time to snooze
- Stretch your muscles before bed
- Cut down on caffeine
- Take any medications you need on schedule everyday
- Address snoring problems (your partners or your own)
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