EXPERTS Here are seven simple steps to a great night's sleep, every night

 have suggested that as many as one in three of us aren’t getting enough sleep, with stressful work lives and our addiction to computers blamed for keeping us awake at night. Regularly missing out on sleep can be dangerous, leading to an increased risk of serious medical conditions such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes.Plus, poor sleep can dramatically reduce your life expectancy, so it’s vital to treat your body to a good kip every night.But we have good news for tonight’s snooze - if you follow these simple tips, you could be waking up as fresh as a daisy tomorrow morning.
Bear these tips in mind for a super sleep, but if you have any long-term concerns about sleep deprivation and fatigue you should consider seeing your GP.

1 – Set a sleep goal

Everyone needs different amounts of sleep, with your lifestyle, age and even your gender impacting on the ideal number of hours you should be aiming for each night.

For most of us, the ideal amount of sleep is somewhere between six and nine hours every night, but it is important to figure out how much sleep your body needs to be at its best.

To guarantee a super snooze, it’s important to plan ahead and work out how many hours you should give yourself in bed before that pesky alarm clock goes off tomorrow morning.

2 – Establish a routine

To guarantee a great sleep, it’s always a good idea to get your body into a routine.

Go to bed at roughly the same time every day, even at weekends, to get into a healthy habit.

And while a lie-in may feel good at the time, you’ll always end up paying for it later, when it makes it harder for you to get off the next night and sets you up for a bad week of sleep.

3 – Don’t eat before bed

It’s probably wise to forget the 11pm block of cheese if you want to feel healthy and refreshed tomorrow morning.

Eating a large meal within three hours of your bedtime will set your digestive system working in overdrive, which is sure to keep you awake.

If you’re prone to the midnight munchies however, don’t feel guilty about having a small, healthy snack before bed – this will keep your hunger at bay without making your digestive system do too much work.