A good night’s sleep will set you up for the day. Here’s how to fall asleep quickly Benjamin Franklin once said: “Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man target="_blank">healthy , and wise”. Or to put it another way: “Sleep is the single most powerful performance- enhancer and health-giver there is”, says Dr Guy Meadows, a clinical director and the co-founder of Sleep School.
Too bad we’re not getting enough of it. Is it possible to fall asleep fast – and what really helps? Can you really fall asleep in five minutes? Absolutely, Meadows says. “However, while being able to get into bed and fall asleep in under five minutes from time to time may indicate good sleep health and efficiency, consistently taking five minutes or less to fall asleep can also be a sign of excessive sleepiness or sleep deprivation.
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