Bustle How To Get A Better Sleep Routine In 3 Days Skip to main content Close Select your preferred language English عربى 简体中文 繁體中文 فارسي עִברִית 日本語 한국어 Русский Español Tagalog Menu Close Call 1-800-CEDARS-1 toggle search form Close Los Angeles , 07 September 2019 07:53 AM America/Los_Angeles Bustle How To Get A Better Sleep Routine In 3 Days Sports neurologist Vernon Williams, MD, has five tips on how to improve your sleep. Photo by Getty. Bustle, an online news site, recently interviewed Vernon Williams, MD, a sports neurologist and founder of the Center for Sports Neurology and Pain Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute, about how to get a better sleep routine in three days. Sleep isn't just for restoring your body's energy, Williams told Bustle. Instead, it's a critical time for overall body healing, regulation and restoration. "Disordered sleep can affect blood pressure, heart rate, mental status, hormonal and immunological function, as well as a host of other critical aspects of our normal physiology," Williams told Bustle. To combat these sleep-related disorders, Williams gave five tips to improve sleep routines: Analyzing your current sleep issues. Banishing electronics from your bedroom. Exposing yourself to more sunlight during the day. Finding ways to relax before bed. Seeking medical advice when needed. In order to analyze current sleep routines, Williams suggests asking yourself a list of questions, including: Are you able to fall asleep within 15-20 minutes of lying down? Do you regularly sleep for a total of seven to nine hours during any given 24-hour time period? Is your sleep continuous (not characterized by periods of waking)? Do you wake up feeling well-rested? When you are awake, do you feel alert and productive throughout most of the day? "If you answered yes to these questions, then you're likely on the right track," Williams told Bustle. "But, if you answered no, then it's essential to get to the bottom of why your sleep health isn't all it should be and begin fixing it." The idea behind removing electronics, William said, is about being able to sleep without disturbance from electronics that can emit sleep disturbing light even when they aren't on. "Making a commitment to eliminating them from your sleep space can be a massive help to the overall quality of your sleep," said Williams. Read the complete story here, including Williams' advice about seeing a doctor about sleep difficulties. Read more on the Cedars-Sinai blog: Myths and Facts About a Good Night's Sleep Related Stories RSS feed - Related Stories (opens in new window) View all headlines - Related Stories Cedars-Sinai Schedules Free Flu Vaccine Clinics October 05, 2022 06:13 AM America/Los_Angeles Cedars-Sinai is opening free flu vaccine pop-up clinics to help the community combat the upcoming flu season, which is shaping up to be a rough one.“We want to make it as easy as possible for people to get their vaccines by eliminating barriers such … Read more Study Patients Prefer Stool Test to Colonoscopy September 12, 2022 10:00 AM America/Los_Angeles Three-quarters of people prefer to do a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) rather than a colonoscopy for their regular colorectal cancer screening, according to a new Cedars-Sinai study.Unlike colonoscopies, FIT doesn’t require lengthy preparation, … Read more Cedars-Sinai Team Pioneers Liver Cancer Blood Test August 30, 2022 06:00 AM America/Los_Angeles Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators have created a blood test that uses a technology made commonly available during the COVID-19 pandemic to detect the most common form of liver cancer—at an early enough stage that cure is possible. Their work was … Read more Show previous items Show next items Contact the Media Team Email: [email protected] Share this release Bustle How To Get A Better Sleep Routine In 3 Days Share on: Twitter Share on: Facebook Share on: LinkedIn Search Our Newsroom Social media Visit our Facebook page (opens in new window) Follow us on Twitter (opens in new window) Visit our Youtube profile (opens in new window) (opens in new window) Latest news 07 Oct 2022 - HealthDay: Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries 07 Oct 2022 - Faculty Publications: Sept. 29-Oct. 6 07 Oct 2022 - Fine-Tuning Organ-Chip Technology 06 Oct 2022 - KCRW: Want New Omicron Booster? Wait at Least 2 Months After Last Shot 05 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Schedules Free Flu Vaccine Clinics 04 Oct 2022 - Cedars-Sinai Showcases Hispanic and Latinx Art Newsroom Home