Enjoy Better Sleep

Is your bedroom a good place to sleep? Your sleep environment serves as the basis for a good nights sleep. Noise, light, an uncomfortable or worn-out mattress and foundation or a room that's too warm or too cold can set you up for poor sleep.

The four factors of the sleep environment:

• MATTRESS AND FOUNDATION
  Be sure your mattress and foundation meet your needs for ideal support and comfort. If you sleep with a partner, your mattress should allow you both enough space to move easily during the night.
• LIGHT
  Light is one of our body's most powerful time cues. The rising sun can stimulate the brain into wakefulness long before the alarm goes off. A dark room is the most conducive for sleep, day or night.
• NOISE
  Sudden, loud noises from inside or outside the home can disrupt sleep. Steady, low sounds like the whir of a fan or air conditioner are soothing because they help block out other noises.
• TEMPERATURE
  The ideal bedroom temperature is 60 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit or 16 to 18 degrees Celsius. A room that's too hot or too cold can disturb your sleep.