5 sleep rituals for a better sleep

For many Americans, life has never been more stressful — from sudden unemployment to homeschooling and working from home, routines have been uprooted around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic, resulting in sleepless nights. As people try their best to avoid the risk of contracting or spreading COVID-19, experts agree now, more than ever, people should focus on creating healthy sleep habits for their physical well being. “Appropriate hours of sleep improve our immune system” and “recovery from sickness is improved with sufficient sleep” according to Dr. Douglas Kirsch, past-president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Which means sleeping “7-8 hours per night and going to bed and getting up at around the same time each day,” says Dr. Kirsch, adding that “sleep is an essential part of protection from and response to any infection.”