A sleep expert has shared a "two minute" task that can help you fall asleep much easier each night.
It comes as figures show around one in five UK adults don't get enough sleep. Millions of people across the UK struggle to fall asleep at night due to stress or insomnia and techniques like counting sheep just don't work.
But an expert suggests performing a quick action each day can help people fall asleep within 20 minutes.
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Dr. Michael Breus, “The Sleep Doctor,” says our mental health is important to our sleep environment. He believes making your bed is conducive to a good night's sleep.
Dr Breus said: "Overstimulation can lead to anxiety, a common reason we lose sleep. This may have a special meaning in our sleep environment. A clean room represents a clean mind."
A separate conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found that people who make their bed in the morning are 19% more likely to have a good night's sleep, every night.
The Sleep Doctor's study found that men are 11.4% more likely than women to make their beds each day. On the flip side, only 12.3% of male respondents never make their beds, whereas 18.3% of female respondents don’t bother.
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