PERHAPS YOU STAYED OUT TOO LATE on a work night or succumbed to play next episode’ too many times. Maybe you actually went to bed early, put your phone on sleep mode, and made sure your bedroom was cool and pitch-black but still couldn’t nod off or woke up perplexed and extremely annoyed a few hours later).
No matter the reason(s), a restless night can make getting through the next day seem Herculean. That’s why we asked Dr Fiona Barwick, Director of the Sleep Circadian Health Program at Stanford University, exactly what to do when you didn't get enough sleep last night.
01 Resist the urge to sleep in too late
Making up for your restless night by pushing your alarm back a few hours may seem like a really good idea in the groggy moment, but sleeping in - more than an hour past your usual wake-up time - throws off your circadian rhythms, including your sleep-wake cycle, Dr Barwick tells Glamour.
This story is from the April - May 2023 edition of GLAMOUR South Africa.
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