Sleep Like A Baby! (And Wake Up Feeling Younger)

Nighttime is the right time to take years off your face. "Hormonal changes boost blood flow to the skin, brightening it overnight,"Skin temps are higher, too, so age-fighting potions seep deeper for better results. And even though you're resting, your skin is hard at work. Studies show that cell turnover is 8 times faster at night, softening wrinkles.
On the flip side, as anyone who's pulled an all-nighter can attest, the consequences — pasty-looking skin and dark circles — aren't pretty. "Even worse, not getting the recommended 8 hours increases levels of the stress hormone cortisol, which may slow collagen production, promoting wrinkles,"
To maximize your beauty sleep, follow this routine nightly to wake up with the complexion of your dreams.
 Wash Your Face

Removing make-up, oil, and other impurities helps keep pores tight and skin blemish free. Anti-aging treatments can also penetrate deeper on a clean surface. For dry skin, look for a creamy cleanser; for acne-prone or oily skin, a gel formula. If your skin is sensitive, wait 10 minutes after cleansing before applying anti-agers.

Apply Moisturizer

Due to a nighttime increase in temperature and water loss, extra hydration is a must, For best results, look for a cream with the superhydrators hyaluronic acid or glycerin, which attract water to skin. The extra dose of softening also makes wrinkles less noticeable in the morning.
Sleep tricks for amazing skin

1. Sleep On Your Back

Lying on your stomach or on the same side every night can etch permanent sleep lines into your skin, If you can't adjust, switch to a satin pillowcase; the silky texture prevents crinkles.
2. Raise Your Head

Stack a few pillows beneath your head to avoid puffy eyes.If you keep your head above your heart, fluid won't accumulate in your face.
3. Invest In A Humidifier

Dry, hot air sucks moisture from skin. A humidifier puts water in the air, for soft and supple skin.
4. Choose Ideal Room
Make sure your room is dark and cool (the ideal temp for sleep is 65°F). To transition into sleep mode, don't watch TV or go online for an hour before turning in.
5. Avoid before-bed snacks, particularly grains and sugars
This will raise blood sugar and inhibit sleep. Later, when blood sugar drops too low (hypoglycemia), you might wake up and not be able to fall back asleep.
6. Sleep in complete darkness or as close as possible
If there is even the tiniest bit of light in the room it can disrupt your circadian rhythm and your pineal gland's production of melatonin and seratonin. There also should be as little light in the bathroom as possible if you get up in the middle of the night. Please whatever you do, keep the light off when you go to the bathroom at night. As soon as you turn on that light you will for that night immediately cease all production of the important sleep aid melatonin.
7.Avoid using loud alarm clocks
 It is very stressful on the body to be awoken suddenly. If you are regularly getting enough sleep, they should be unnecessary. If you really need a clock, you might want to use a light alarm clock instead of a noisy one.

8.Journal

  If you often lay in bed with your mind racing, it might be helpful keep a journal and write down your thoughts before bed.

9.Get to bed as early as possible

Our systems, particularly the adrenals, do a majority of their recharging or recovering during the hours of 11 p.m. and 1 a.m. In addition, your gallbladder dumps toxins during this same period. If you are awake, the toxins back up into the liver which then secondarily back up into your entire system and cause further disruption of your health. Prior to the widespread use of electricity, people would go to bed shortly after sundown, as most animals do, and which nature intended for humans as well.

10.Eat a high-protein snack several hours before bed

  This can provide the L-tryptophan need to produce melatonin and serotonin. Also eat a small piece of fruit. This can help the tryptophan cross the blood-brain barrier.

11.Go to the bathroom right before bed

This will reduce the chances that you'll wake up to go in the middle of the night.

12.Take a hot bath, shower or sauna before bed

When body temperature is raised in the late evening, it will fall at bedtime, facilitating sleep.

13.Avoid foods that you may be sensitive to 

This is particularly true for dairy and wheat products, as they may have effect on sleep, such as causing apnea, excess congestion, gastrointestinal upset, and gas, among others.