Did you know that Singapore is one of the most sleep-deprived countries in the world? With long work hours, shift jobs, and a culture that glorifies the grind, it’s no surprise most of us are running on caffeine and maladaptive daydreaming.
If you can relate, here are five favourite hacks for finally getting a proper night’s sleep!
1. Practice Skincare
It’s no surprise that skincare takes the top spot. Regardless of your gender, having a nightly skincare routine helps your body reset and prepares you to enter slumber with a clean, refreshed face.
Unsure where to start? Ensure to get products for cleansing, toner, treatments like The Ordinary’s Serums or exfoliants, eye cream, and moisturiser.
2. Try Eye Masks
While it may not be commonly practised, it’s something we’ve tried that works wonders. Start with MEGRHYTHM’s steam eye masks to warm your eyes.
This helps to relieve dry eyes, reduce eye fatigue and promote relaxation and sleep. You only need to keep it on for 10 to 30 minutes, but trust us—by the 30-minute mark, you’ll be fast asleep!
If you’d like to go a step further, you can even invest in under-eye masks that moisturise your under-eyes, soften dryness, and further promote relaxation and sleep.
3. Avoid heavy meals
We get it—supper always sounds tempting, whether it’s out at Srisun Express with friends or whipping up instant noodles late at night.
However, having heavy meals before bed disrupts digestion and increases your chances of acid reflux, bloating, and more unnecessary problems.
Instead, try to finish your meals two to three hours before sleeping to ensure the food is fully digested.
4. Consume Supplement
We’ve covered healthy sleeping habits you can follow, but sometimes, even a solid nightly routine of skincare, reducing screen time, and using eye masks is not enough, and struggles with sleep remain prevalent.
Often, what keeps us up at night could stem from stress, overthinking, or even anxiety to the point where you may develop a migraine. One of my colleagues suggested I try Xandro Lab, so I gave their Xandro Lab’s Pure Magnesium Glycinate Capsules (500mg) a shot—and it has truly been life-changing for me.
Before I took the supplements, I had been suffering from chronic migraines, and every minor solution I tried had been ineffective for years. When I started taking the supplements consistently, the effects were gradual, and before I knew it, I was falling asleep more quickly. My migraines were not as intense as before, and I felt that my anxiety was better managed.
After a few months of being on the supplement, along with practising the other healthy sleeping habits that are now ingrained in me, Xandro Lab has proven effective, as I can now sleep as light as a feather! The supplement aims to improve sleep health and reduce anxiety by 30% and muscle cramps by up to 40%.
If you’re like me and struggle with sleep, muscle cramps, constant anxiety and migraines (similar to my colleague here), trust me—this supplement is a great booster to make these issues more manageable for you.
All you need from Xandro Lab is one capsule of Magnesium an hour or two before bedtime. The best part? One capsule is equivalent to consuming spinach, avocado, banana, or chicken breast—basically all the power health foods you need to stay fit and healthy!
However, if you’re pregnant or have existing health conditions, please consult a professional before starting any supplements.
5. Limit screen time
We’re convinced this is everyone’s late-night vice—doomscrolling in bed in an attempt to fall asleep. While it might work for some of us, it is actually counterproductive.
The bright light from your phone screens strains your eyes, making it harder to fall asleep. Instead, try to stop using your phone about 30 minutes to an hour before bedtime.
This helps reset your eyes so that they’ll be ready for a peaceful sleep.
Whatever hacks work best for you, be it Xandro Lab’s Magnesium Glycinate supplements or DON DON DONKI’s steam eye masks, we hope these tips help you finally enjoy higher quality sleep!
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Photos by Jae-Eryana Fitri
