Originally Posted by foehn

I was talking to my husband about this over dinner last night. Here's what has helpe him fall asleep and stay asleep.

He told me that sometimes he is just too hot to fall asleep or would fall asleep and wake right back up quickly. He found that if he drank plenty of water in the evening before bedtime and then a glass of cold (or cool) water just before settling into bed he would drop off to sleep quite nicely. As your body temperature is supposed to drop as you get ready to sleep, maybe the cool water helps his core temperature and thus his whole body temperature to drop and gives his body the signal to sleep? Anyway, water won't hurt you.

Another reason to stay well hydrated.