{"id":25929,"date":"2020-01-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.saatva.com\/celebrity-sleep-problems\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T15:53:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T15:53:17","slug":"celebrity-sleep-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saatva.com\/blog\/celebrity-sleep-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Celebrities Open Up About Their Sleep Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It doesn’t matter how luxurious and comfy your bedroom is\u2014no one is protected from the challenges of getting a good night’s sleep. That holds true for even the rich and famous, as the Cleveland Clinic reports that about 70 million Americans suffer from sleep disorders<\/a>. So while celebrity lives might look glamorous on the red carpet, when the lights are off, many of them suffer from the same sleep issues we do. Whether it’s anxiety<\/a>, a partner who snores<\/a>, or an unpredictable work schedule<\/a>, these 10 A-listers have talked about their sleep problems publicly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jennifer Aniston<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Morning Show <\/em>actress recently snagged Best Actress in a Drama Series at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, but Aniston says her real-life A.M. rituals<\/a> are still “a work in progress,” according to a February 2019 interview on Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global Podcast. Like many of us, Aniston noted how she still sleeps with her phone by her bedside, which makes her feel anxious and stressed. This isn’t the first time Aniston has alluded to her sleep issues. In 2016, she revealed her struggles with insomnia<\/a> and that keeping electronics off at night has made a big difference in her sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help her unwind before bed, Aniston practices some meditation<\/a> and yoga. “I also do a quick meditation before I get into bed, even if it’s just for five minutes,” Aniston told Huffington. “There are also some yoga poses that I’ve found to be quite helpful in relaxing my mind, even if it’s just a simple downward dog and some stretching.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you suffer from anxiety, it might be a good idea to take a page off of Aniston’s sleep script. Studies show that yoga can help relieve anxiety and boost mood. For instance, a small November 2010 study in The<\/em> Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine <\/em>finds that practicing yoga helps improve mood and decrease anxiety<\/a>. Moreover, an October 2016 study in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research <\/em>suggests that mindfulness meditation can help improve sleep in patients with insomnia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chrissy Teigen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chrissy Teigen loves to cook\u2014it’s why she decided to write a cookbook and launch her food blog Cravings<\/a>. Naturally, the model-turned-cookbook author gets nightly cravings. So how does she satisfy them? Night eggs. “Each night before bed, as I eat my night eggs, if I’m not on the Twitter, I catch up on my favorite subreddits,” she wrote in a Twitter post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When one of Teigen’s followers asked her to explain her\u00a0night eggs habit<\/a>, she said, “I can’t sleep without being overly full. I take two hard-boiled eggs to bed every night and eat them when I randomly wake up.” Teigen added, “It used to be beef jerky but I’d wake up too puffy.<\/a>“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael J. Breus, PhD, clinical psychologist and fellow at the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, explained to Saatva in a previous post that one of the most common reasons people wake up in the middle of the night<\/a> is because they’re hungry. “Each stage of sleep uses a certain amount of glucose,” Breus told us. \u201cDuring REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, your brain actually uses more glucose than when you’re awake. During stage 4 of sleep\u2014when your body repairs muscles and tissues and helps boost immunity\u2014you burn just as much glucose.” To avoid hangry sleep, Breus suggests eating a bedtime snack that’s rich in carbs and protein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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