6 Habits That Ruin A Good Night's Sleep

6 Habits That Ruin A Good Night's Sleep

SPECIAL FROM Grandparents.com

If you equate getting older with needing—or getting—less sleep, here’s a wake-up call: It's not true! “The majority of us require between seven and nine hours of shut-eye a night," says Robert Oexman, D.C., director of the Sleep to Live Institute. “And there’s little reason—whether you’re 55 or 80—not to get it.” Barring disease, medication and pain (all legitimate sleep interrupters), if patients complain of bad sleep, Dr. Oexman looks at their nighttime habits, where the problem almost always resides.

So, how are you sabotaging your z-z-z-z-z’s?

Bad Habit #1: Watching TV until you fall asleep

6 Habits That Ruin A Good Night's Sleep

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