It's tempting to reach for a tonic or pill to induce sleep, but as so many of us have learned, a night of sedated sleep doesn't provide the same energy as a full night of refreshing, natural sleep. But what to do when the exhaustion is so overwhelming? It's hard to get through the day when sleep has been so elusive
Having a consistent sleep schedule is one of the most important steps to creating a perfect night's sleep. Catherine talks with Keith and Sheila Hittner from Our Healthy Homes about several sleep strategies for better quality sleep.
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A typical sleep cycle is about 90 minutes long, and it consists of three phases of non-REM and REM sleep. Everyone will cycle through all three stages of non-REM and REM sleep several times during a typical night with increasingly longer, deeper REM periods occurring toward morning.
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