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Sleep myths 'damaging your health'

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Re: Sleep myths 'damaging your health'

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Post by asveikau »

kodt wrote: post #8
tomrod wrote: post #3

Staying in bed is a big issue with me. If I get less than 5 hours I take a major productivity hit. I've identified most drivers of my insomnia, but not all. Low caffeine, go to be without a full stomach, get up at a consistent time, keep the room cool. Beyond that, if you have suggestions I'm all ears.

Don’t have kids.

Legit commentary, however, point 1, the phase of lowest sleep is temporary, and point 2, with kid #2 and I presume onwards, you've been through it before and it's easier to adapt.

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Post by b_tterc_p »

swsieber wrote: post #6
tomrod wrote: post #3

Staying in bed is a big issue with me. If I get less than 5 hours I take a major productivity hit. I've identified most drivers of my insomnia, but not all. Low caffeine, go to be without a full stomach, get up at a consistent time, keep the room cool. Beyond that, if you have suggestions I'm all ears.

Get rid of screen time for 3 hours before bed. Also, I highly recommend the book "Why we sleep" Edit: you can also experiment woth wearing socks (by changing limb temperature you influence blood flow and heat dissappation

Socks is one of the surprisingly good suggestions

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Post by ivoallasap »

lostlogin wrote: post #9

Does anyone believe any of these so called myths?

No, but I think another prevalent one is the "you need less sleep as you get older." Just skimmed this piece on sleep and aging also points out some interesting variables when it comes to how people report their sleep based on race, gender, etc.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2995617/

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Post by nwah1 »

lostlogin wrote: post #9

Does anyone believe any of these so called myths?

I know people who believe the alcohol one, and it isn't completely idiotic, since alcohol is a depressant and may help you get to sleep. But the article is correct that sleep quality drops so much that it is not worth it.

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Post by b_tterc_p »

tomrod wrote: post #3

Staying in bed is a big issue with me. If I get less than 5 hours I take a major productivity hit. I've identified most drivers of my insomnia, but not all. Low caffeine, go to be without a full stomach, get up at a consistent time, keep the room cool. Beyond that, if you have suggestions I'm all ears.

Whatever your mind drifts too while hoping to sleep- don’t engage with that for hours before.

Also, aim for a full night of sleep. 5 hours is not enough. Being unreasonably underslept can make it harder to fall asleep. By the time you’re noticing major productivity hits you’re likely deep in the red.

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Post by jniedrauer »

jbuckner wrote: post #10
tomrod wrote: post #3

Staying in bed is a big issue with me. If I get less than 5 hours I take a major productivity hit. I've identified most drivers of my insomnia, but not all. Low caffeine, go to be without a full stomach, get up at a consistent time, keep the room cool. Beyond that, if you have suggestions I'm all ears.

Exercise has helped me in many ways, including sleeping.

Exact opposite for me. I used to sleep really well. Since I started higher volume running, sleeping has been a challenge. It's only been a few months, so I'm hopeful that it's temporary.

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Post by hndamien »

tomrod wrote: post #3

Staying in bed is a big issue with me. If I get less than 5 hours I take a major productivity hit. I've identified most drivers of my insomnia, but not all. Low caffeine, go to be without a full stomach, get up at a consistent time, keep the room cool. Beyond that, if you have suggestions I'm all ears.

Reduce ambient lighting and opt for more red lighting.
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