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Dr. Ana C. Krieger and Dr. Gail Saltz presented these key tips on how to sleep better, have more sex and stress less at the 30th Annual Women's Health Symposium hosted by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center: 1. Sex is Good! Sex is a great form of exercise that enhances bonding with your partner, fights aging, reduces your stress and allows you to sleep better 2. Sex Alleviates Stress: Sexual problems can contribute to stress, but healthy sex can alleviate stress 3. Make "Me" Time: Carve out time to wind down for a few minutes before sleep 4. No Work Allowed! Use the bedroom for sleeping and sex, not work 5. The Secret to Sleep: The key elements of an adequate night's sleep include timing, duration and quality 6. Seven Hours or Bust! Only a fraction of people can function optimally with six or less hours of sleep 7. Turn Off TVs and Smartphones! Before bedtime and during sleep, avoid light exposure, even from electronic devices 8. Be Cozy: Create a cozy bedroom environment with a room temperature between 65-70° Fahrenheit 9. Keep a Routine: Establish a night time routine and get up at the same time every day 10. Manage your Stress: To better manage your stresses consider relaxation training, better time management and problem solving Dr. Ana C. Krieger is medical director of the Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine and Dr. Gail Saltz is a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, located in New York City, is one of the leading academic medical centers in the world, comprising the teaching hospital NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medical College, the medical school of Cornell University. NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell provides state-of-the-art inpatient, ambulatory and preventive care in all areas of medicine, and is committed to excellence in patient care, education, research and community service. Weill Cornell physician-scientists have been responsible for many medical advances -- including the development of the Pap test for cervical cancer; the synthesis of penicillin; the first successful embryo-biopsy pregnancy and birth in the U.S.; the first clinical trial for gene therapy for Parkinson's disease; the first indication of bone marrow's critical role in tumor growth; and, most recently, the world's first successful use of deep brain stimulation to treat a minimally conscious brain-injured patient. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital also comprises NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division and NewYork-Presbyterian/The Allen Hospital. NewYork-Presbyterian is the #1 hospital in the New York metropolitan area and is consistently ranked among the best academic medical institutions in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report. Weill Cornell Medical College is the first U.S. medical college to offer a medical degree overseas and maintains a strong global presence in Austria, Brazil, Haiti, Tanzania, Turkey and Qatar. For more information, visit www.nyp.org and weill.cornell.edu. # # # For advertising and promotion on HealthNewsDigest.com please contact Mike McCurdy: tvmike13@HealthNewsDigest.com or 877-634-9180 HealthNewsDigest.com is syndicated worldwide, to thousands of journalists in all media, and health-related websites. www.HealthNewsDigest.com Top of Page 
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