Daily health tip: Prepare your body for sleep

Overdrive Staff
Apr 15, 2010
Updated Jun 27, 2014

Having a hard time sleeping? You may be driving all over the country, but a good way to train your body to sleep is to associate sleeping with the same relaxing activities each night. Taking a warm shower or reading a book before time to sleep may help your body to wind down.

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