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Have you started turning into an insomniac? You’re struggling to fall asleep every night, and it appears that nothing helps.

Continuous lack of sleep starts to affect your health and concentration. You may be finding it difficult to concentrate on your caregiving responsibilities and other tasks.

Sleep deprivation leads to an increased risk of numerous diseases and conditions. A person who gets less than 7 hours of quality sleep a day has a higher chance of developing cardiovascular disease, as well as diabetes. The risk of suffering from depression also rises.

Stress caused by caregiving and worrying about your loved one can have a negative impact on your sleeping habits. Learn to fight against sleep deprivation with these tips.

Exercise Regularly

You may think you are already tired enough from caregiving and other activities you do throughout the day. Why should you exercise?

Being physically active will help you easily fall asleep. Even walking in the park or wandering the streets can be considered an exercise. If you don’t have time to go to a gym or go jogging, think about how you can exercise in other ways. Why take an elevator when you can take the stairs? Why take a bus to work when you can walk?

It’s best if you can reserve time for exercising at least three times a week. It would mean a lot for your sleeping habits and overall health.

Reconsider Your Nutrition

Drinking coffee late in the evening will have a negative impact on your sleep. Eating sweets and drinking soda, too. Processed sugar has many bad effects on our health and should be avoided when possible.

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Consider including walnuts and almonds in your nutrition. These nuts contribute to fighting against insomnia.  Also, fruits such as kiwi and banana help boost healthy sleeping habits. Any food that contains high levels of melatonin is good for your sleep. Chamomile tea before bedtime is also great.

Install a Caregiver Monitor

Are you constantly worried about your loved one? Keeping an eye on your older adult 24/7 is impossible. Therefore, adding monitoring devices into their room can give you peace of mind. Although you are not around, you will know when your senior needs assistance.

Prepare Everything the Day Before

Are you taking your loved one to a doctor tomorrow or perhaps to a hospital? To avoid thinking about whether you are missing anything, plan everything in advance. Put all the items your older adult will need on a list and pack everything the day before. This way you will worry less about it when you go to sleep.

Change the Place You Sleep

Your bedroom may also be one of the reasons you can’t fall asleep easily.

Is the room too bright? Turn off all the lights bothering you, put the blinds down, and buy an eye mask.

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If the room is too hot, it is more difficult to fall asleep. Cool down the room temperature, and you will be sleeping in no time.

Too much noise is distracting. Thus, play soothing sounds on your smartphone that will cover the noise from outside. Calming music has a positive effect on falling asleep.

Tossing in bed when you can’t sleep can be frustrating. Follow these tips to ensure you get the maximum quality of sleep. The more relaxed you are, the better you will be able to help your loved one.

 

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