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Sleep:how long should it take to fall asleep?

For some people, it's the same thing every night:repeated yawning, itchy eyes and the little slack indicate that it's time to go to bed, but once you're comfortably settled in the bed, impossible to close my eyes. The minutes go by, we become particularly aware that our sleep time is decreasing, and we already fear being tired when the alarm clock rings. So how soon should we fall asleep? The National Sleep Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting sleep education and research, answers:the ideal sleep onset latency (also called sleep onset delay) is 10 and 20 minutes. Below or above this range, it may mean that there is a problem with sleep habits.

Sleeping too much or too little

Indeed, if it takes an hour or more to fall asleep, it may mean that you sleep too much or that you suffer from sleep onset insomnia. It happens when you can't relax and shut down your thoughts, or the body just isn't ready to sleep, due to high caffeine intake, or a dysregulation of the internal clock (which is at the origin of the body's schedule and determines, among other things, the sleep cycle) the cause of which may be jet lag, for example. Conversely, falling into the arms of Morpheus too quickly can be a sign that you are not getting enough sleep. It is therefore necessary to make some small changes in your daily life to have a better routine, such as making sure you sleep in a dark room, leaving at least 3 hours between a workout and bedtime, not catch up on "lost" sleep during the week on weekends, and finally manage your stress.

Come on, tonight we observe his behavior well and we apply the advice of the pros accordingly!