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Want to Sleep Better? You Might Want To Try This
Sleep better just by going outside?
Want to sleep better? Go outside, recommends a new study.
A recent University of Michigan study found, unsurprisingly, that getting outside during the day helps people fall asleep more quickly and get more shut-eye at night. Indoor light isn’t quite as helpful as actual sunlight.
These 6 Books Can Help You Get Better Sleep
Sleeping. It’s harder than you might think — at least doing it in a way that leaves us well-rested and functioning at our best. That’s where the difficulty comes in: work schedules, familial responsibilities, or poor dietary choices (or some combination of the above) can leave us getting a less than ideal amount of rest every night. That, in turn, can have adverse effects on our physical and mental health, our judgment, and our behavior. Depending on our occupation, the effects can be catastrophic.
In her new book The Sleep Revolution, Arianna Huffington describes the consequences of too little sleep, and the ways in which we can work to correct that. It’s a condition that she’s familiar with: after collapsing at her desk and breaking her cheekbone, Huffington realized that a lack of sleep was a problem that she needed to address. She did this in part by making that process more of “a sacrosanct ritual,” she said via email, dedicating a specific span of time and specific activities to readying herself when it comes to resting time. “I didn’t arrive at this ritual instantly — there was plenty of trial and error as I learned which steps helped and which ones didn’t,” she said. “But when you consider that, for decades, I had been treating sleep dismissively, the process of changing my sleep habits was a remarkably quick one — once I decided to make it a priority.”
What follows is a look at several books that illustrate the importance of a good night’s sleep-some by providing a better template for it, others by exploring its cultural history. Get a couple of these on your coffee table and cue up an appropriate soundtrack, and you’ll be on your way to a more rested way of life.
Arianna Huffington, The Sleep Revolution
Huffington’s book juxtaposes her own experiences in learning to get a better shut-eye with a blend of science, personal anecdotes, and scenes of how sleep has been perceived over the years. There’s a good overview of contemporary thought on sleeping — from the disastrous effects of too little of it to the problematic side effects that can come as a result of taking medication to aid in one’s slumber. The Sleep Revolution provides a good window into just what’s at stake when sleep is involved, and how more of it can make for a better world. And it covers a vast territory, from meditation to changes to corporate cultures to fitness to the way we schedule work and education.
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How Society Messes With Your Sleep Cycle
Is Your Current Sleep Cycle The Best For You?
When you go to bed, is it because you’re tired or because you need to get up at a certain time and want to make sure you get enough sleep?
A Professional Athlete’s Guide To Sleep
The San Jose Sharks hold the NHL’s road record for the 2015-2016 season, meaning they’ve won the most games away from home. If you ask their leadership team, the secret to that success is clear: They prioritize sleep.
Can You Be Productive While You Sleep?
When Larry Page was a 22-year-old graduate student at Stanford in the 90s, he was struck in the middle of the night with a vision: He had somehow managed to download the entire Web and just keep the links.
Want More Sleep? Better Sex? Cut Calories!
You’re human, so chances are, you’re interested in getting more sleep, having better sex and improving your mood.
A secret to all these things — at least according to one new study — is calorie restriction.
How To Hone Your Sleep Skills Like a CEO
If you’ve ever listened to a doctor over the course of your life, you’ve almost definitely heard the recommendation that you get a good, full night of sleep. You’ve also probably had days where you wake up groggy, tired and fuzzy. Other days you wake up bright and early, chipper and ready for the day.
What’s going on? What’s happening is you’re experiencing sleep cycles, without knowing how they work or how to control them. A good night of sleep leaves you with more energy and a better mood. You have better memory and are better with critical thinking. You have faster reactions and you’re refreshed when you wake up. If you don’t sleep properly, all of that is the opposite.
As an entrepreneur or CEO, sleep is perhaps more important than for anyone. You need to be at the top of your game to make important decisions for your business and you can’t afford the losses that come with a lack of sleep. Yet, at the same time, there’s a pervasive attitude that a successful entrepreneur is up late working, running on caffeine more than sleep.
There are more dangers than the immediate lack of energy and attention. Low-sleep lifestyles cause minor dysfunctions in the body that build up over time, and they don’t all go away when you do get that one restful night a week. They build up and can come back as more prevalent diseases and a shorter lifespan years or decades down the line.
Thankfully, you can solve all of these problems just by learning how sleep works.
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Do Reptiles Dream The Way Humans Do?
By Will Dunham
WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – Research in a German laboratory involving five lizards called Australian bearded dragons indicates that these reptiles may dream and could prompt a fundamental reassessment of the evolution of sleep.
Can A Concussion Cause Long-Term Sleep Issues?
People who sustain a concussion or a more severe traumatic brain injury are likely to have sleep problems that continue for at least a year and a half.
You Can Sleep Well Despite A Night Of Drinking
Heavy drinking can give you a hangover, sure, but part of the reason you feel so sluggish and worn out after a night of drinking is because you get such terrible sleep. It only takes a couple drinks to ruin your rest, but all isn’t lost. Here’s how to turn a potentially restless night into something that’s at least a little recharging.
As Timothy Roehrs and Thomas Roth of the Sleep Disorders and Research Center explain, the rebound effect is the body’s way of snapping back to normal after the alcohol that initially helped you fall asleep is processed. Instead of being drunkenly sleepy, your body snaps back to life. This makes you highly sensitive to your environment, like light coming through your window, the sound of a car horn outside, even a slight change in temperature. Once the alcohol is gone from your bloodstream, the tiniest of variables can jolt you awake, even though you know you need more rest. If you’ve ever woken up crazy early for no reason after having a few glasses of wine the night before, now you know why.
Make Your Bed Welcoming For You When You Get Home
If you head out drinking right before you know you’re going to bed, you can’t avoid these disruptions in your sleep. But if you prepare your sleeping environment before you head out, you can do a lot. For starters, remember the basics. Good sleep hygiene is even more important now. Filter out the light in your room with blackout curtains, or get a sleep mask. Set the temperature so it’s nice and cool—around 60 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit—so you don’t get too hot when you finally crawl in bed, and get some earplugs to help block out any noise in your environment.
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