CHRISTI ello, and welcome to another edition of Amazing Health TV. I am Dr. Christie Winkelman. GI nd I am Dr. Gil Winkelman, and today we are answering your questions about health and wellness. This question is a follow-on from our neurofeedback video that someone emailed me which is, "Is neurofeedback the only way we treat sleep?" And are there any other sleep tips that they can be helped with. CHRISTI t's a great question is a big issue. Adults in the U.S. are on average 1.5 hours sleep deprived a night, and that doesn't include that people have a lot of trouble falling asleep and are up for hours in the middle of the night. GI nd sleep deprivation is a big problem for a variety of health concerns all the way from heart attack increases to weight gain as well. CHRISTI epression, managing your hormones. GI ll kinds of things. CHRISTI very health aspect in your body depends on proper sleep. GI o what are some of the good tips that people, we can share with people about helping their sleep. CHRISTI ell there are everything from healthy sleep habits to more sophisticated treatments, so let's talk a little bit about healthy sleep habits and some things you may not know. GI o one of the things that's really important is to actually turn off your technology one to two hours before, not yet, wait until we're done. CHRISTI laughs] GI ne to two hours before you go to bed. Turn the technology off. There have been multiple studies that have shown that even surfing the Internet, especially surfing the Internet can be, kind of get your mind going is what they think and sort of distract. CHRISTI t's information and the lights. Your brain gets on different pathways, so turn that technology down. Pick up a book. Pet your dog or cat. GI eah, the one exception to the technology rule is apparently watching golf on television is a really good for insomnia. CHRISTI eah. He would say that for everything. GI uts you to sleep all the time. CHRISTI h, yeah. GI o. . . CHRISTI ery, very boring. GI o, another one is darkening your room and making sure that it's. .. CHRISTI ompletely dark. GI ight. CHRISTI o when we talk about that, even a digital clock can be too much light. The hormone melatonin which you've probably heard of is synthesized in the body, and it's produced in a completely dark environment, so blackout curtains or wear an eyemask that's terry-clothed, not one of those satin ones. Terry-cloth, eyemask, but for most people a completely darkened environment is very important. Talk about sleep hours though, the hours you sleep are really important. GI eah. CHRISTI he hour before midnight, or double the hours after midnight, so make sure to get to bed well before midnight and maybe wake up a little earlier. GI he only other thing I would say to that is to try to eat your dinner two to three hours prior to your bedtime because then your body has a chance to digest, and it's going to. . . CHRISTI t will help with sleep quality. GI o that's all we have for today. We could talk about this topic for a long time because there's a lot to talk about, so if you have more questions, put them in the comments section below. We love questions. We always are up for answering questions, and if you liked the video, please click the "like" button and subscribe the channel. We have lots more of these videos where this came from, and we will see you next time on Amazing Health TV. CHRISTI hanks for tuning in!