“If you consider getting older with needing less sleep, it’s not true!” says Robert Oexman. Besides sickness, medicine and pain, Dr. Oexman looks at his patients’ nighttime habits, which cause the most sleep problems. So, how are you destroying your sleep?
Watch TV until you fall asleep
It has nothing to do with what you watch. It’s because you face TV’s bright light. So even if you nod off in front of the TV, for example, you possibly can’t stay asleep for long.
So an hour before bedtime, treat yourself like a baby: a warm bath. But no reading or writing on your computer before bed or in the middle of the night.
Exercise too close to bedtime
Remember how poorly you sleep when you have a fever, never really feeling rested? Well, heavy exercise too close to bedtime has the same effect—it raises your body temperature, so that your sleep is not at best until your body temperature drops to normal, which may take several hours.
So no exercise at least three hours before bedtime to make sure your body temperature is normal.
Eat fatty, heavy foods too close to bedtime
If you’ve ever tried to go to sleep after eating a fatty meal, you’ve probably found the discomfort of stomach and you are less likely to fall asleep.
So try to eat your last meal of the day at least 2-3 hours before bedtime. Should you feel hungry before bed? So have a bowl of cereal or a small boiled potato. Or maybe have a serving of jasmine rice.

Title: Help with sleep___________
Bad________	Results	Solutions
Watching TV until you fall asleep	It’s _______ that you can’t stay asleep for a long time.	Take a warm bath. Don’t read or write before bed or at   midnight.
Exercising too close to bedtime	It takes you several hours to sleep well.	_____ do exercise at least three hours before bedtime.
_____ fatty, heavy foods too close to bedtime	You feel uncomfortable in your stomach.	Eat your last meal at least 2-3 hours before bedtime. Have something if you feel hungry.