What can I do?
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Spend the hour before bed on low light, low noise, low demand activities
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Turn off wireless equipment
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Unplug electrical equipment
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Keep the bedroom dark - using red light where necessary
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Avoid penetrating chemicals in personal care products
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Eliminate noise entry and transfer between hard surfaces
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Books
The Sleep-Powered Wellness Workbook: Better Bedrooms for Better Sleep, by Angela Hobbs
Hobbs guides the reader through the 24 hour hormone rhythm revealing the many ways that a person's surroundings can be used to support it. A workbook packed with simple, inexpensive suggestions for making the bedroom more conducive to sleep.
Sleep-Powered Wellness: Better Bedrooms for Turbocharged Zzzz's, by Angela Hobbs
Hobbs discusses the impact that noise, wireless, light, electricity, chemicals and air pollutants can have on the hormones responsible for sleep and alertness.