[Mallika]

Hi Eli,

Thanks for sharing and I'm sorry that you haven't received a reply yet.

I'm not a medical professional, but I believe there are many factors which affect our sleep cycle, including our hormone levels, stress, etc. Have you asked your doctor behind the underlying reasons that might be affecting your sleep cycle, and if there are any ways you might be able to directly address those?

I can give you a few tips that might be useful.

- Staying away from electronics before and while in bed. Not only does the light hurt our eyes when we're staring at our phones in the dark, but they take up our precious sleep time. Personally, I have the tendency to scroll through my phone while in bed, thinking I'll just do so for 10 mins, but it easily goes on up to 1 hour, eating away sleep time. One thing that has helped is keeping my phone at the other end of my room, out of arm's reach. Some experts suggest not using electronic devices 1 hour prior to bed time. There's more info here: https://www.sclhealth.org/blog/2019/...ne-before-bed/

- This is a traditional thing, but in my culture we drink a glass of warm milk mixed with turmeric powder before bedtime. Many people skip the turmeric and just have warm milk. It induces deep sleep, and it has worked for me at least. More info here: https://www.verka.coop/blog/post/hea...-milk-everyday

- I've been recently hearing about this sleeping technique called the 4-7-8 method. I haven't personally tried it myself, but it seems easy enough and looks like there's no harm in trying: https://www.healthline.com/health/4-7-8-breathing#1

These are a few I have in mind, but I would suggest talking to a physician more about the reasons why your sleep cycle is not as optimal as it should be.

Take care, and hope you overcome this soon!