A Step-By-Step Guide To Measuring Sleep

This study provides indirect evidence that the genes predisposing adults to insomnia may also contribute to poor sleep from toddlerhood through adolescence, suggesting the existence of a ‘poor sleeper’ trait that persists throughout a lifetime. Regardless of our genes, we don’t learn as children how to achieve (the best possible) quality sleep nor understand what good sleep specifically means for us as individuals. We previously have written about sleep tracking multiple times, you can also check back here for example.  Let’s quickly get over a few basic questions! Is it fundamental to have eight hours of sleep every night?  No, you don’t necessarily need eight hours of sleep each night – actually, we don’t know yet exactly how much sleep your organism craves. But why would a standardised rule determine our bedtime when we know that everyone has a different body and different needs? That’s when sleep tracking comes into the picture. Can we make up for lost sleep time on the weekend?  Well, no matter how it seems, based on research that’s not happening. On top of that, this study suggests that sleep regularity – how consistently you keep your bedtime / wake-up time from day to day is an important predictor of mortality risk and is a stronger predictor than sleep duration. In other words, social jetlag – when people live more according to the social clock (local time) during the working week and mo...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: TMF digital health sleep tracking sleep optimization how to sleep better Source Type: blogs