A good evening routine “helps to support your internal body clock and aid relaxation,” Lisa continues, and can really “improve your chances of sleeping well.” She goes on to say that “you can’t expect to hop into bed and go straight to sleep without giving your body and mind the chance to process the day and relax.”

As sleep expert and neurophysiologist Dr Nerina Ramlakhan explains, “we need time to settle down and smooth out after the overstimulation from our nervous system, so that we can access the deep healing sleep that we all need, especially in these challenging times.”

“If we don’t wind down,” says Dr Ramlakhan, “our sleep quality is more likely to be shallow, fitful, and even noisy; filled with edgy dreams, thoughts and worries from the day.”

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