How to Bounce Back After a Bad Night’s Sleep

How to Bounce Back After a Bad Night’s Sleep

So, you had a disturbed sleep last night! May be you were up till late night going through facebook posts and had a mug of coffee too; may be you were disturbed. Whatever it is, not being able to sleep throughout a night is disturbing in itself, but it is common to many of us. Now you are feeling tired, bloated, acidic in mouth, and so on, but overall you are craving for a good sleep. Until you go to bed tonight you need to perform all the prescheduled tasks. Here is how to bounce back after a bad night’s sleep.

Beverage

The first thing you are going to do is indulge in mugs of coffee to try to shake off the feeling of sleepiness. But this is a mistake. You need caffeine, especially on such days, but only in moderation. Taking more than two mugs of coffee can make you more fatigued.

Green Tea

You can have one cup of green tea instead of one cup of coffee. This will help you stay awake and at the same time destroy the harmful free radicals accumulated in your body due to disturbed metabolism owing to lack of sleep.

Sugar is prohibited

Lack of sleep throws your metabolism out of gear. The normal process of breaking down of sugar into energy goes haywire. Thus sugar accumulates in your body. So if you are feeling like having something sweet the next day you should exercise refrain. You may feel more fatigued.

Take a nap

The best medicine for symptoms of sleep deprivation is sleep itself. So if you get a window of opportunity such as during the recess time, grab it to have a catnap. Get a comfortable and peaceful places to lie and just fall asleep. Tell your colleagues or friends to call you up after one hour or so.

Get some sunlight

Sunlight is rich in vitamin D and getting enough sunlight for at least 15 minutes can make you more alert.

Exercise

Some light aerobic exercise can help your heart pump more blood and thereby generate more energy. Do some cycling or take a stroll in sunlight. You will feel better.