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There is a common misunderstanding that all sleep of the same length is created equal; anyone who sleeps for 7 hours will have similar patterns and levels of sleep quality. The truth however is that sleep is much more nuanced than that. Case in Point Consider the sleep quality of two women from our DOZER [...]
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This guest post is from Ryan Hurd of DreamStudies, a website & blog devoted to exploring and explaining various sleep phenomena. Here, Ryan discusses Sleep Paralysis, a temporary condition that can sometimes occur during the initial phases of sleep onset and wake. Sleep Paralysis is not yet a household word, despite the fact that 40% [...]
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We’re not talking about Frank Lloyd Wright drafting in his sleep, but we are talking about sleep architecture. What does a typical night of sleep look like? What is a sleep cycle? How about sleep phases? We’ll try to answer these questions here. Sleep Depth First, let’s think about what sleep looks like over the [...]
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Deep sleep–that seemingly elusive state– is the phase of sleep important for healing, immunity, and physical and emotional restoration; all good things that we need in order to properly function. So how can I get more of it? For a while, one suspected deep sleep booster has been exercise; the more you exercise, the more [...]
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