Older people need less sleep than younger ones. I don’t know where that idea originated, but it’s certainly not a theory supported by experts nowadays who say that all adults, whatever their age, require between seven and nine hours a night. It’s common too for people to feel lacking in energy or fitness or to develop aches and pains all of which make them reluctant to exercise. Then there is stress, which most definitely disrupts sleep. However, it’s important to remember that psychiatrists say stress isn’t an illness as such, but a symptom. It is to the mind what pain is to the body. Many experts recommend you eat your last meal of the day several hours before you go to bed. They also suggest that when watching TV in the evening, you ensure you are at least six feet from the screen, and in terms of other screens that you stop using them, including your phone, an hour before bedtime. Very importantly too, sleep specialists advise us to make our bedrooms as dark as possible. You might therefore want to think now about the early sunlight we’ll be having in a few months and upgrade your curtains before then. If it’s impossible for any reason to achieve total blackout where you sleep, do invest in an eye mask.
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Thursday, October 2, 2025