Sleep experts have some of the best knowledge about how to prepare for bed and about how to get satisfying sleep through the night. But, what do their own sleep routines look like?While most people are lucky enough to get three or four nights of great sleep each week, Dr. Richard Schwab says he sleeps well six out of seven nights nearly every week and wakes up energized the next day. Dr. Schwab is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Sleep Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.Here’s what Schwab found makes it possible for him to get the best sleep and what you can consider incorporating in your daily practices to optimize your own.A sleep expert’s daily behaviors for good sleepThere are several behaviors that contribute to better sleep in Schwab’s daily life.Here are a few that he’s observed:Avoiding alcohol – he typically drinks no more than once a month, and on the days he does drink, he notices a difference in the quality of his sleep.Refusing to do work in bedOnly drinking coffee before, or at, lunch timeCutting out stimulating activities like watching TV immediately before bedExercising, but not too close
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These are the daily behaviors an expert in sleep medicine does to get the best night's rest – CNBC
