Did you know? The latest health news from Top Flight Stairlifts explains how more sleep improves your health and happiness.

“Get to Bed early” – seems simple, but we know it’s not always that easy and there is more to it. Read on to find out why…

1. Cut out caffeine

Caffeine can keep you awake. By cutting out your caffeine in take at least four to six hours before bedtime can massively help you fall asleep more easily. Caffeine increaseses the heart rate and thus keeps you more awake because it’s a stimulates the brain and behaviour.

Caffeine before bedtime delays sleep onset, reduces overall sleep time and reduces the depth of sleep. After taking in caffeine sleep is more easily aroused and quality of sleep is reduced.

2. Avoid alcohol as a sleep aid

Alcohol may initially help you fall asleep, but it also causes disturbances in sleep resulting in less restful sleep. An alcoholic drink before bedtime may make it more likely that you will wake up during the night.

3. Relax before bedtime

Stress not only makes you miserable, it wreaks havoc on your sleep. Develop some

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kind of pre-sleep ritual to break the connection between all the day’s stress and bedtime. E.g Write a list of tomorrows to do’s, it will close the day so to speak. These rituals can be as short as 10 minutes or as long as an hour. Perhaps try reading something light, meditating on what you’ve read, aromatherapy, light stretching or taking a hot bath can also help you get better sleep. Also, don’t look at the clock! So set the alarm long before bed time.

4. Get some Exercise, do it at the right time for you

Regular exercise can help you get a good night’s sleep. The timing and intensity of exercise seems to play a key role in its effects on sleep. If you are the type of person who gets ener-gised or becomes more alert after exercise, it may be best not to exercise in the evening. Regular exercise in the morning even can help relieve insomnia, according to a study. Ask Top Flight Mobility about Happy Legs (a exercise strategy) – if you are sat down for prolonged periods of time during the day.

5. Keep your bedroom quiet, dark and comfortable

Use earplugs, window blinds or curtains and an electric blanket – everything possible to

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create an ideal sleep environment. Ideal room temperatures for sleeping are between 15C and 22C (59F and 71F). Temperatures above 24C (75F) or below about 12C (53F) can disrupt sleep.

6. Eat well, sleep well

Avoid going to bed hungry, but do not eat heavy meals before bedtime. An over-full stomach can keep you up. Certain foods can help, though. Milk contains tryptophan, which is a sleep-promoting substance. Other foods that may help promote sleep include tuna, halibut, arti-chokes advocados, almonds, eggs, peaches, walnuts, apricots, oats, asparagas, buckwheat and bannanas.

Improve your health and happiness in the home

Many today want the luxury of remaining in their home despite a change in their circumstances. Moving out into a care home, isn’t desirable and when you can make mobility adjustments to your home why bother? Save money in the long run, increase your independence and stay in your own home.

In certain cases it is becoming difficult to recieve the right care and many are looking to care for the family in the home. We work with many organisations that provide home care so you can enjoy being in the home you love. How can Top Flight Stairlifts help improve health and happiness and help make mobility adjustments to your home?

1. Provide a Stairlift – Safe, reduces the need for assistance and increases independence

2. Adapt the home - Put in extra mobility that can make life easier, e.g. Bedroom Aids, Bathroom Aids, Kitchen Aids all designed to assist the elderly and those with mobility concerns in the home.

3. Adapt the Seating, install Medical Chairs, Rise and Recline chairs

4. Powered Chairs, Mobility Chairs to assist with wheel chair users

5. Adjustable Beds – Making it easier to care for someone who spends time in the bed, adjustable beds can rise so as to eat in bed, relax and enjoy a range of comfortable positions by using a remote control rather than a carer.

Mobility chairs are designed to increase comfort and aid those who struggle getting in and out of chair by themselves. The Rise Recline Chairs are great especially for those who sit for long periods of time and fin it difficult to relax and switch. Luxury Recliners are available new from £499.

Those who find it difficult to get upstairs to their own bed or are weak on their feet and getting up and down the stairs – may find that a Stairlift could be an ideal solution to keep them indepenedent in their own home.

Why not take advantage of our expertise in mobility products especially if you live within or in the surrounding areas of Norfolk and Norwich whereby we service and install stairlifts in Norfolk or chair lifts in Norwich and King’s Lynn, Norfolk. Top Flight Stairlifts in Norfolk have an office in Norwich and King’s Lynn and are great for friendly advice if you feel that changes needed to made to you home.

If you are looking for Stairlifts Norfolk or Stairlifts Kings Lynn then Top Flight Stairlifts in Kings Lynn and Norwich can supply a wide range of stairlifts from UK Manufacturers such as Brooks, Freelift and Meditek Stairlifts. Top Starlifts in Norfolk have a Team qualified stairlifts engineers who can answer your questions.

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Top Flight Stairlifts in Norwich have been working closely with the Occupational Therapists in Norwich who have recommended us as a preferred Norfolk Stairlift Supplier. This has been a huge success for the patients in Norfolk as they have been able to benefit from a reliable recommendation.

Stairlifts in Norfolk from £1395 for a New Straight stairlift in Norfolk or £1345 for a Curved Stairlift in Norfolk. Visit www.topflightstairlifts.co.uk or call 01603 60 50 30 or free 0800 093 6117