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hey there fellow insomniacs Ever tossed
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and turned for hours staring at the
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ceiling like it's your mortal enemy What
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if you could hack your sleep in just
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seven days No pills no expensive gadgets
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just sciencebacked tweaks Today's video
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top 10 sciencebacked ways to improve
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sleep in 7 days These tips save my
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sanity after months of midnight
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scrolling and 3:00 a.m panic attacks Hit
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that like button subscribe if you're new
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and let's swap I'm exhausted with I woke
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refreshed Oh and don't miss number seven
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It's a gamecher for anxious minds One
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stick to a consistent sleep schedule
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even on weekends Imagine this Your brain
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loves routine like a kid loves bedtime
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stories Going to bed and waking up at
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the exact same time every day resets
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your circadian rhythm the body's
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internal clock Uh a Harvard study found
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people who kept a strict sleep schedule
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fell asleep 30% faster and stayed asleep
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longer even weekends My friend tried
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this after years of catchup sleeping
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Result she ditched her morning coffee
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because she wasn't groggy anymore Pro
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tip set two alarms One for bedtime Yep
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that's a thing And one for wake up Start
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small Stick to a 15-minute window And if
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you're a night owl shift your bedtime
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earlier by 15 minutes each night until
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you hit your goal Two make your bedroom
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sanctuary Your bedroom shouldn't be a
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multitasking zone Imagine walking into a
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spa cool calm and distraction-free
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That's your goal Here's the science
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Darkness triggers melatonin release
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while noise disrupts sleep cycles Keep
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it between 60 to 67Β° fair of 15 to 19 g
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your body's ideal sleep temp Invest in
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blackout curtains or a sleep mask And
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please ditch the TV A sleep health study
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found bedroom screens reduce deep sleep
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by 20% My wakeup call I moved my laptop
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to the living room and bought a white
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noise machine Now my room smells like
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lavender essential oils anyone and feels
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like a Three Ditch screens 1 hour
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bed Okay confession I used to scroll
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TikTok until 2 a.m wondering why I felt
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like a zombie Here's the truth Blue
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light from phones suppresses melatonin
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the hormone that makes you sleepy A
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study in nature found even 30 minutes of
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screen time delays sleep onset by an
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hour Try this Replace scrolling with
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reading a physical book meditating or
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sipping chamomile tea My sister swears
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by her no screens after 9:00 p.m rule
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She's now a morning person Mind blown
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Pro tip: enable night mode on devices
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but better yet leave your phone in
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another room Charge it outside your
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bedroom Uh four skip late night workouts
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Love evening workouts Hate to break it
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to you exercising too close to bed
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spikes cortisol keeping you wired The
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Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
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recommends finishing vigorous workouts 3
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plus hours before bed But gentle
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movement gold Try yoga stretching or a
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After switching my HIT tea sessions to
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mornings I fell asleep faster and
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stopped those 3:00 a.m Why did I eat
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carbs Spirals Science snack Exercise
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raises body temp signaling wakefulness
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Cooler temps sleepiness Five Cut
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caffeine after 2 p.m Coffee lovers unite
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But here's the kicker Caffeine's
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half-life is 5 to 7 hours That 4 p.m
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latte still 50% in your system at
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midnight A sleep medicine review study
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linked afternoon caffeine to 40% longer
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sleep latency Switched to decaf or
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herbal tea My co-orker swapped his
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evening espresso for ruibos tea and now
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he sleeps through the night Pro tip even
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chocolate and energy drinks count Read
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labels Six Try 4 to 78 breathing for
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instant relaxation Stress stealing your
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sleep This Navy Seal trick works like a
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lullabi Inhale 4 seconds hold seven
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exhale 8 repeat 4x How it activates the
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parasympathetic nervous system slowing
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heart rate A Jamama internal medicine
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study found it helped 60% of
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participants fall asleep faster I use
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this when my mind races One viewer wrote
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I went from 2 hours to 10 minutes to
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asleep Seven write down your worries
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before bed Anxiety keeping you awake
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Spend 5 minutes journaling A journal of
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experimental psychology study found
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offloading tasks onto paper freed mental
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space improving sleep quality Try what's
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stressing me and what's one thing I can
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do tomorrow My therapist calls it
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closing the mental file One reader wrote
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"I used to panic about work Now I jot
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down three tasks and sleep like a baby
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Eight use white noise or nature sounds
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Living in a noisy city white noise masks
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disruptive sounds A sleep medicine
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review found it improved sleep
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efficiency by 38% in light sleepers Try
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apps like Noiso or a fan My roommate
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uses rain sounds It's like a lullaby for
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adults Bonus pink noise Deeper
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frequencies Enhances deep sleep Nine
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Avoid alcohol before bed Night cap
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helping you sleep Think again Alcohol
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disrupts REM sleep the stage where your
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brain detoxifies Alcoholism Clinical and
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experimental research study found even
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one drink reduces restorative sleep by 9
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to 10% Swap it for tart cherry juice
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natural melatonin source or a golden
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milk latte My uncle ditched his nightly
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whiskey and stopped waking up at 3:00
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a.m drenched in sweat 10 Take magnesium
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supplements Magnesium deficiency equals
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sleep disaster This mineral regulates
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GABA a neurotransmitter that calms the
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brain A medical hypothesis study found
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500 mg daily improved sleep quality in
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older adults I take magnesium glycinate
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30 minutes before bed Pro tip: pair with
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vitamin B6 for better absorption Foods
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like spinach and almonds help too Which
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tip will you try tonight Let me know in
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the comments I love hearing your success
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stories Smash that subscribe button if
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you're ready to reclaim your sleep and
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tap the bell so you never miss a
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life-changing tip Until next time
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remember better sleep isn't a luxury