Have Trouble Falling Asleep? These 12 Expert-Backed Items May Help.

Have Trouble Falling Asleep? These 12 Expert-Backed Items May Help.

The passage from wakefulness to slumber can be a labored one for some people. Whether you’re having trouble unwinding from a particularly active day or a you have a partner with a tendency to snore, disordered sleep patterns and occasional bouts of insomnia happen to the best of us.



Sanam Hafeez, a New York City-based neuropsychologist and director of Comprehensive Consultation Psychological Services, told HuffPost that it’s important to not only recognize when disrupted sleep becomes habitual, but also assess what may be causing it. Otherwise, larger physical and behavioral issues can arise, such as a weakened immune system, depression or irritability, weight gain and increased blood pressure.



Dr. Abhinav Singh, a faculty director for Indiana Sleep Center and sleep expert at the Sleep Foundation, added that “chronic poor sleep is like pot holes on a road. One or two won’t hurt your car, but if you hit several every day of your drive home, you will eventually need servicing.”



So what exactly constitutes chronic poor sleep? According to Hafeez, anything that extends longer than a week.



“People can tell their quality of sleep is being compromised by considering whether they take more than 30 minutes to