How to pick the best pillow for a perfect night s sleep TODAY 2/16/2021 Jessica Migala
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Having trouble sleeping? Maybe your pillow s the problem.
“Your bedshould be something just shy of decadent,” said Dr. W. Christopher Winter, owner of Charlottesville Neurology and Sleep Medicine in Virginia and author of The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It. Along with a comfortable mattress and soft sheets, he said a quality pillow is key.
Researchers looked at over 23,000 adults in Germany, collecting data on their weekly frequency of resistance exercise and sleep quality. They found that any muscle-strengthening done during a typical week was associated with a reduced prevalence of sleep rated as “poor” or “very poor.” These associations remained after adjusting for other factors like high body mass index, chronic disease, age, and smoking.
Also, there was no evidence of a dose-dependent relationship, which means more was not necessarily better. Those who did resistance training just once a week had a similar, favorable association in sleep quality to those who did this type of training more often, even those who strength-trained five times a week.
Preventive
This is because strength training creates a molecule called adenosine, which tends to cause drowsiness.
Additionally, exercise in general tends to help reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, which can make it easier to fall and stay asleep.
It’s all too easy easy to get stuck in a cycle of not being able to fall asleep at night or struggling to stay asleep and then feeling groggy the next morning. In fact, 1 in 4 Americans experience insomnia each year and 70 million Americans suffer from some sort of sleep disorder. So, if you’re struggling with sleep issues, you’re definitely not alone.