Hi all,
I just want to say thank you. I appreciate that you bring the conversation back to sleep problems even after brief tangents about dental care, the weather, etc.
I might even suggest that dental care could be a topic of its own in the Aging Well group if anyone would care to start it: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/aging-well/

Well, back to the regular programming as they say. Sleep health.

I'm a terrible sleeper. I always have been. Like many of you here, I get up several times in the night, typically 3 times. I've done this since I was a child and I have no underlying health condition that would contribute to this behavior. I understand the need to go in the early morning hours, but I really don't understand a new development - lately I need to go after being asleep for only an hour or two. Anyone else?

Lately, I started tracking my sleep and changing some habits to promote better sleep, like
- setting a regular bedtime of 10 pm
- winddown starting at 9 or so
- no eating after 8 pm
- no screen time after 9:30 pm (this is by far the hardest habit to change)
- aerobic exercise during the day
- better eating
- mindfulness exercise (5-15 minutes daily)

I'm still waking up 2-3 times a night, but my sleep quality and length is getting better. I find the screen time habit the hardest one to adhere to, but when I do, it really makes a difference. What habits might you change to improve sleep?