b e t t e r
HEALTH
Build a
Better
Sleep
Eight simple steps
can makeyour
bedroom intothe
kind of place
where you can get
the good night's
rest you so richly
need and deserve.
by ELLEN MICHAUD
1
. H A N G T H IC K D R A P E S Y our
b ra in is g e n e tic a lly p ro g ra m m e d to
w a k e w h e n it se n se s lig h t—w h e th e r
it’s th e su n c o m in g u p e a rly
(e sp e c ia lly in s u m m e r m o n th s ), a
stre e tlig h t, o r ev en th e flash o f
p a ssin g c a r h e a d lig h ts. T ig h tly
clo se ro o m -d a rk e n in g d ra p e s an d
th e r e ’s a g o o d c h a n c e y o u ’ll sle e p
th ro u g h th e n ig h t.
2
. U SE B A M B O O N o t o n ly is
b a m b o o su sta in a b ly h a rv e ste d ,
sh e e ts m a d e o f it feel like silk a n d
c a n w ic k aw ay m o is tu re th a t m ig h t
d is ru p t y o u r d re a m s. T h e s e a re
e sp e c ia lly h e lp fu l fo r w o m e n w h o
g e t n ig h t sw e a ts a sso c ia te d w ith
m e n o p a u se . T ry th e su p e r-c o m fy
b a m b o o a n d c o tto n 3 0 0 -th re a d -
c o u n t b e d d in g fro m T h e C o m p a n y
S to re, o n lin e a t
thecompanystore
.com.
Q u e e n flat a n d fitted sh e e ts
a re $ 4 4 each .
3
. B A N E L E C T R O N IC S P h o n e s,
TV s, la p to p s, a n d fax es d o n ’t b e lo n g
in y o u r ro o m , say s D r. M a ry S u san
E sth e r, p re s id e n t o f th e A m e ric an
A cad em y o f S leep M ed icin e. J u s t
p la y in g a g a m e o f c o m p u te r
so lita ire b e fo re b e d is e n o u g h to rev
y o u r b ra in a n d d isc o u ra g e it fro m
p u llin g y o u to w a rd d e e p sleep .
c o n tin u e d o n p a g e 2 j8
2 l 6 AUGUST 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
