11 Reasons You Can’t Sleep And Are Struggling to Stay Asleep - part 2

Part 2 of a 3 part series based on a blog post by Dr. Michael Breus.

The first three reasons plus the introduction were covered yesterday. We'll continue with reasons 4 - 7 today.

4) Caffeine

I've written about the evils of caffeine here, But basically, quit your caffeine intake 8 hours before bedtime.

5) Sleep Apnea

I don't know a lot about sleep apnea, but I do have quite a few friends that I know of who have CPAP machines to help with their breathing at night.

6) Your Diet

You should stop eating about 2 hours before bed. And now is the time of year to make changes to your diet overall, since Monday will be Weigh-In Day and what you eat can affect your sleep as well as when you eat.

7) Anxiety and Depression

Basically, you don't sleep well if you're depressed. See a doctor if you are. But diet and exercise can help. We just talked about diet and will talk about exercise tomorrow.

Interesting days

Today - New Year's Eve, No Interruptions Day, Champagne Day and Make Up Your Mind Day

January will be Hobby Month, Be Kind To Food Servers Month, International Brain Teaser Month, Oatmeal Month, Brainteaser Month, Creativity Month, Get Organized Month, Hot Tea Month, Celebration Of Life Month, Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Clean Up Your Computer Month, Soup Month and Get A Balanced Life Month

Tomorrow - New Year's Day, Polar Bear Swim Day, Bloody Mary Day, Commitment Day, Euro Day, Copyright Law Day and Z Day

Month long celebrations:

November 28 - December 31: A Blue Christmas

Next Tuesday - Tempura Day, I’m Not Going To Take It Anymore Day, Harlem Globetrotter’s Day, Bobblehead Day and Old Rock Day

January 31 - Backward Day, Fun At Work Day, Gorilla Suit Day and Inspire Your Heart With Art Day

Week long celebrations:

January 25 - February 1: Cordova Ice Worm Festival Week