Q I sleep for a long time but never wake up feeling refreshed. How can I improve my sleep quality?
A Regularity and quality matter more than duration. Going to bed and waking up at the same time every day, and avoiding your smartphone, caffeine, and heavy meals before bed, brings you closer to truly restorative sleep.
Detailed Answer
Unrefreshing sleep is common in chronic fatigue. It helps to keep a consistent bedtime and wake time, avoid caffeine, alcohol, and late-night snacks for several hours before sleep, and reduce exposure to bright screens. Not overexerting yourself during the day also helps protect the quality of your nighttime sleep.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
In Korean medicine, deep sleep is thought to require cooling the excess heat that has risen during the day and replenishing depleted body fluids. At Dongjedang, during the balancing stage of treatment, we settle heat that has risen to the upper body and calm an overstimulated system, so the time you spend sleeping actually translates into real recovery.
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