need a lot of sleep

[Lau]

Hi,

I need a lot of sleep. Like tonight, I slept 8 solid hours and I was still really tired when I got up. I feel that sleeping 9 hours is best for me. But since I normally don't sleep that much I am often tired.

Are there any ways to make your sleep more efficient? I would be extremely happy if i could wake up totally rested after 8 hours sleep or even less. I already don't drink coffee after the morning and I don't train before going to sleep.

Any suggestions?

Regards, Lau

[prana]

I am somewhat biased towards Eastern remedies... but

1. Have dinner a bit earlier and dont overeat.
2. Dont drink cold water , esp before bed
3. Reduce sour foods
4. Reduce idle activity in your day

hmmmm.... speaking of which, I should get some sleep...

[Robinf]

What time of night are you going to bed? Generally, try to hit the sack before 11 pm. I don't know if this is a myth or not, but I think there was a study or two done where they found that the sleep that occurs prior to midnight is a better quality sleep.

Does anyone else know about this? I'll try to look it up again.

[cho]

I took a psychology class some time ago (it was high school, so what). what makes you "feel tired" when you wake up depends on what part of sleep you are in when you wake. Specifcially the REM stage of sleep is the most vital. if you wake up during REM stage, you'll feel like crap even if you've slept for 10 hours.

[Former castleva]

http://www.helpguide.org/aging/sleeptips.htm

Some hints.
If you really have problems with sleeping,you might want to look for a sleep medicine specialist.

However,different people function seemingly differently under different amounts of sleep due to biological differences.

[sticky fingers]

Have a good shag.

guaranteed better sleep!

[Former castleva]

Actually sticky fingers´s advice is medically correct.