2. Suss \ufeffout \ufeffsleep \ufeffstruggles<\/p>\n
With age, sleep isn\u2019t as deep, long or consolidated, says Aric Prather, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, and author of The Sleep Prescription. \u201cSleep lives in the brain. Like everything else, our brain ages,\u201d he says, which may be why we see sleep change in the fifth decade of life and beyond. These changes can make sleep feel less restorative\ufeff \u2014\ufeff and there\u2019s evidence that sleep loss may also accelerate cellular aging.<\/p>\n
Your move\ufeff: If you feel run-down during the day despite being in bed for seven-plus hours a night, you need to rule out any relevant medical conditions or disorders, like obstructive sleep apnea, Prather says. Medications can also interfere with sleep <\/a>or cause daytime drowsiness, so ask your doctor if you should take your pills at different times of day or before bed. Avoid dozing or catnapping by structuring your day with planned activities. This allows sleep to be pushed into the night, where it can get to work on cellular repair and regeneration.<\/p>\n 3. Narrow \ufeffyour \ufeffeating \ufeffwindow<\/p>\n Too much food is an \u201cenergetic burden\u201d to the body, says Picard, since it has to expend energy to handle additional calories. \u201cEating more doesn\u2019t give you more energy, it actually steals your energy,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n