How to Maintain a Healthy Sleep Pattern

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Adequate sleep is an integral part of maintaining high academic capabilities while at college. Here are some tips to maximize your wellness in this area:

1. Get enough of it! Increased sleep has been linked to various studies suggesting improved overall academic performance.

2. Know you range – most college students sleep significantly than is necessary for them to perform at their optimal level. Look up the recommended hours of sleep you need nightly and strive to get as close to this as possible.

3. Minimize naps in terms of both frequency and length of time. In addition, keep them before the late afternoon. All of these will help instill better sleep habits and patterns to keep you alert and refreshed throughout the day, while soundly asleep at night.

4. Don’t fall asleep in front of the computer or any bright screen. The blue light from electronics suppresses normal melatonin release, a hormone that allows you to fall asleep. In addition, you brain in constantly stimulated by paying attention to content of the screen, making it more difficult to fall into a deep, restful sleep.

-Humbert