4 Bad Habits That Sabotage Your Sleep
Skip a few no-nos that may be sabotaging your sleep for deeper, more refreshing slumber, starting tonight.
By Christie Aschwanden
Photo: Violet Kaipa/iStock/Thinkstock
Late-Afternoon Coffee
Scientists at the
Sleep Disorders & Research Center at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit found that consuming 400 milligrams of caffeine (equal to two to four eight-ounce cups of brewed coffee) six hours before bedtime reduced sleep by more than an hour.
The Fix: Finish your java by 5 P.M. or earlier.
From the
September 2014 issue of
O, The Oprah Magazine
