Reduce Night Stimulus - Learn to Shutdown your Activity System

Avoid watching television since watching television keeps your senses “active”. If you discover yourself unable or reluctant to give up that last hour of television try to choose programming that is more relaxing rather than violent and action packed.

Never watch television in your bedroom. Your mind and body need to separate the experience of sleeping from the action of watching television.

Do not exercise two to three hours before bed. This was discussed and stressed in a previous articles and is worth mentioning again. Exercise will intensify your blood flow and heart rate, thus awakening your mind and body. This is the opposite of what you are trying to accomplish.

Reserve exercise for the earlier part of the day to guarantee that you get the most out of your physical routine.

Try to avoid going to bed straight away after you have been out for the evening. Your mind will be stimulated from outside events and you may find it difficult to relax sufficiently enough to complete your nighttime routine.

As you work through the suggestions in this series of articles to reach your goal of healthy sleeping you may find it necessary to adjust your evening hours so that you are returning home with plenty of time to consummate the bedtime routine you have designed for yourself.

Light reading may be included in your nighttime routine, especially if you find that reading makes you drowsy. Avoid reading anything too stimulating, such as work-related material or text books. This will be a personal preference and over time you will discover what catapults your mind into a state of relaxation and what increases your thinking activity.

Make note that you don't want to fall asleep in bed with the light on. This will prone cause you to waken at some point during the night, effectively sabotaging your efforts to establish your sleep routine.

The goal is to find an equal balance in your life between relaxation and stimulation. The easier and faster that you can relax in the evening the more successful you will be when it comes to falling asleep naturally.

Start doing what I just have told you and nighty night!!