{"id":1042,"date":"2016-11-29T10:03:46","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T08:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rewildingdrum.com\/eng\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2016-11-29T10:14:43","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T08:14:43","slug":"want-to-sleep-better-synchronize-with-nature-part-ii-13-tips-for-a-great-night-of-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rewildingdrum.com\/eng\/want-to-sleep-better-synchronize-with-nature-part-ii-13-tips-for-a-great-night-of-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to Sleep Better? Synchronize with Nature (Part II) 13 Tips for a Great Night of Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the first part of this article<\/strong><\/a> we saw the importance of a restful sleep for achieving optimal health, the benefits it brings, and what happens when this habit is not given the importance it deserves.<\/p>\n

I also explained how sleep problems began with the arrival of artificial light at the end of the nineteenth century that disconnected us from our sleep pattern, disturbing the circadian rhythm.<\/p>\n

All human beings have a\u00a0biological clock<\/strong>\u00a0that marks rhythms which we cannot ignore. This watch regulates our physiological functioning and our behaviour, thanks to the secretion of hormones. In turn, it is regulated by several factors, with light being the most important.<\/p>\n

Our genetic code carries the information<\/strong> that activity should be done during the day and that the night time is for resting.\u00a0However, exposure to artificial light, always constant and of low quality, seriously alters our circadian rhythm, especially sleep, hindering physical recovery and optimum health.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With sunset, our ancestors went to sleep. In today’s society, we do the opposite<\/strong>. We get home after a long working day and start another frantic day: prepare dinner, pick up dinner, do homework, organize paperwork, watch TV, more computer, phones, social networking, going to the gym …<\/p>\n

We are not going to tell you that you should get to bed by eight o’clock, or stop helping your children with homework. We know that today\u2019s lifestyle is very demanding, but precisely for this reason, it is necessary to balance it by little creating an environment that provides calm and sleep. When nature goes to sleep, prepare yourself for that, too<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

As I promised last week, we will explain the practical part<\/strong>, and what specificially to do.<\/p>\n

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13 Tips for Great Night of Sleep<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

By gradually incorporating small habits<\/strong>, you will be able to experience great results. It is about giving your body what it naturally expects at every moment, as much as possible.<\/p>\n

Only with these first two steps<\/strong> can you begin to synchronize again with your circadian rhythm and notice the first improvements:<\/p>\n