If you haven’t slept well for a while, you probably think about not being able to sleep quite often, and maybe you even believe you’ll never be able to sleep well again. Even though it’s reasonable to think in this way if you’ve had problems with sleep for a while—...
Sleep comes naturally when we follow the natural rhythm of dark and light. Artificial light tricks our bodies into thinking it’s still daytime, while dim light signals our bodies to start producing relaxing hormones, which help us unwind and fall asleep easily....
When we’re alone with our pillow in the quiet of the night, we can get lost in thoughts about what’s seemingly wrong or missing in our lives. These thoughts generate negative emotions and stress hormones, which hinder the production of sleep hormones....
