Next Steps

Prevention

• Manage your stress: Practice relaxation. Take time out for yourself.

• Get exercise: Start slowly. Do something you like. Find a good time to exercise. Find a partner.

• Check out your medications.

• Improve your diet: Eat a good breakfast (whole grain cereal, fruit, milk). Add more fruits and vegetables.

• Stop the caffeine habit.

• Give up smoking.

• Have sex with your spouse or partner.

• Get enough sleep: Have a routine. Go to bed at the same time every night.

• Avoid coffee, tea, or caffeinated drinks after 6 pm.

• Drink no alcohol after dinner and decrease the total amount of alcohol (alcohol interferes with sleep patterns).