It is a curtain for bad sleeping habits.
Dr. Nick Pappas, a board-certified hand surgeon in the New Orleans area, is revealing the four ways he ensures a perfect night’s sleep.
Taking to TikTok this week, Pappas promoted blackout curtains and a bedroom air purifier, screen time limits and magnesium glycinate supplementation.
Dark curtains in the bedroom
To ensure that his sleep is not encumbered, Pappas shuts out the world with dark curtains.
“They are a must for me as I am very sensitive to light,” he explained.
Darkness helps the body maintain its circadian rhythm through the production of melatonin. Light can interfere with this process, making it harder to fall asleep and stay asleep.
“Blackout curtains are completely blackout and don’t allow any light to filter through the curtain,” Olivia Mitchell Brock, an interior designer at Torrance Mitchell Designs in South Carolina, told The Post last year.
“They allow you to sleep in complete darkness without being disturbed by sunlight or light pollution in your neighborhood,” she continued. “They are also very useful in nurseries or small children’s bedrooms as they make midday naps much easier.”
Screen time notification
Pappas also limits his screen time to 30 minutes before bed. He shares, “Limiting screen time (which emits blue light) 30 minutes before bed can help you sleep better by not inhibiting the production of melatonin, your sleep hormone.”
This enforced digital detox is backed by science, as are smart devices and screen time associated with insomnia, poor sleep quality, and depressive symptoms.
Getting food? Turn off for power sleep.
Putting down the phone while preparing your body for rest not only leads to better sleep, but potentially more sex.
Air purifier in the bedroom
According to the Sleep Foundation, nighttime allergy symptoms such as nasal congestion, coughing, and irritation of the nose and throat can make sleep difficult. and lead to snoring and other sleep-related breathing problems, such as sleep apnea.
To remove pollutants and allergens in his bedroom, Pappas uses an AirDoctor Pro cleaner. He credits the device with helping him breathe easier and sounder sleep.
The Post has selected the top 16 air purifiers, including the best for allergies.
Magnesium 30 minutes before bed
As part of his nightly ritual, Pappas takes a sleep supplement. but also for improving the quality of my sleep.”
While the results of clinical studies on the effectiveness of magnesium as a sleep aid have been mixed, Pappas is not alone in his allegiance.
Dr. Jenny Goodman, a member of the British Society for Ecological Medicine, told The Guardian last month that she takes a magnesium supplement in the evening to relax her muscles and send her to sleep.
Magnesium is also the main ingredient in the “sleepy girl mocktail,” a trendy TikTok drink said to cure insomnia.
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