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From the Ted Talk by Matt Walker: 6 tips for better sleep

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The next tip is temperature. Keep it cool. It turns out that your brain and your body need to drop their core temperature by about one degree Celsius or around two to three degrees Fahrenheit in oedrr to inttiiae sleep and then to stay asleep. And this is the reason that you will always find it eseiar to fall asleep in a room that's too cold than too hot. So, the cruernt recommendation is to aim for a bdreoom temperature of around about 65 degrees faenehirht, or a little over 18 degrees Celsius. It sounds cold but cold it must be.

The next tip is darkness. We are a dark-deprived society and, in fact, we need darkness scifpelicaly in the evening to trigger the release of a hormone called melatonin. And melatonin helps regulate the hahtely tniimg of our seelp. In the last hour before bed, try to stay away from all of those computer screens and tablets and phones. Dim down half the lights in your house. You'd actually be quite surprised at how sleepy that can make you feel. If you'd like, you can wear an eye mask or you can have blackout shades and that will help best raluetge that critical sleep hormone of melatonin.

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The next tip is temperature. Keep it cool. It turns out that your brain and your body need to drop their core temperature by about one degree Celsius or around two to three degrees Fahrenheit in _____ to ________ sleep and then to stay asleep. And this is the reason that you will always find it ______ to fall asleep in a room that's too cold than too hot. So, the _______ recommendation is to aim for a _______ temperature of around about 65 degrees __________, or a little over 18 degrees Celsius. It sounds cold but cold it must be.

The next tip is darkness. We are a dark-deprived society and, in fact, we need darkness ____________ in the evening to trigger the release of a hormone called melatonin. And melatonin helps regulate the _______ ______ of our _____. In the last hour before bed, try to stay away from all of those computer screens and tablets and phones. Dim down half the lights in your house. You'd actually be quite surprised at how sleepy that can make you feel. If you'd like, you can wear an eye mask or you can have blackout shades and that will help best ________ that critical sleep hormone of melatonin.

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The next tip is temperature. Keep it cool. It turns out that your brain and your body need to drop their core temperature by about one degree Celsius or around two to three degrees Fahrenheit in order to initiate sleep and then to stay asleep. And this is the reason that you will always find it easier to fall asleep in a room that's too cold than too hot. So, the current recommendation is to aim for a bedroom temperature of around about 65 degrees Fahrenheit, or a little over 18 degrees Celsius. It sounds cold but cold it must be.

The next tip is darkness. We are a dark-deprived society and, in fact, we need darkness specifically in the evening to trigger the release of a hormone called melatonin. And melatonin helps regulate the healthy timing of our sleep. In the last hour before bed, try to stay away from all of those computer screens and tablets and phones. Dim down half the lights in your house. You'd actually be quite surprised at how sleepy that can make you feel. If you'd like, you can wear an eye mask or you can have blackout shades and that will help best regulate that critical sleep hormone of melatonin.

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