Music soothes the savage beast

Having trouble sleeping can have wide-ranging, negative effects on your health, so it's something that you should take seriously. For instance, it makes you less safe behind the wheel and increases your long-term risk of medical conditions such as obesity and heart disease. 

Though medical sleep aids may work quickly to help you drift off, they can have side effects and aren't good to use in the long term. Luckily, there is another treatment for sleepless nights that's cheap, isn't habit-forming, and has absolutely no negative side effects: music.

Most of us have a routine we follow. We get up at the same time, go through the same steps to get ready for the day, and even have the same thing for breakfast. There are many reasons we follow routines. We may do it out of habit, or do it because it’s comfortable, or maybe it’s the most effective and efficient way to go about our days. Our habits and routines can even make us more successful according to an article recently published in the Harvard Business Review.

Sleep matters. There are still disputes on how the lack of sleep affects us. But, one thing is for sure, and that is that you need to give yourself a good night’s sleep. Not only is it necessary for your physical health and for recharging your energy, but it is also vital for proper mental health. So, how do the colors of your bedroom come into the picture?

There are multiple ways in which a bedroom color can influence the quality of your sleep. So much so that there are even the best and the worst bedroom colors for sleep. And, since this is not common knowledge even among people who know a thing or two about sleeping, let us take a closer look.

Toss and Turn to a New Mattress

When you are tossing and turning at night, what pops into your mind as the reason? A lot of times, we are riddled with to-do lists when we put our head to the pillow. Some may have a partner who snores keeping you up at all hours. Others may struggle with kids climbing into bed after a nightmare.

Sleeplessness can be a very detrimental issue for many people. It is a cyclical process - getting settled down, under the covers and as you close your eyes, your thoughts start to race.