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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.
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Smoking
Not only do smokers appear to spend less time in deep sleep than nonsmokers, but in one recent study, their total sleep time fell by 1.2 minutes per cigarette smoked.

The Fix: Just quit, already!

Read more: 14 reasons you still can't sleep
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From the September 2014 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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