HOW TO Measure Sleep?

Are you counting sheep, taking sleeping pills or do any other tricks to fall asleep at night? Do you wake up at random intervals? Are you stressed even if you have to think about going to bed? You have to try sleep tracking, the most comfortable and efficient part of the digital health movement. Here, we show you the ins and outs of how to sleep better. How do you know whether you need sleep tracking? Every single one of us needs sleep tracking – as everyone gets some sleep and every now and then has quality or quantity issues. Let us explain that. There is a lot of confusion about rest and the amount of necessary shuteye these days. Is it fundamental to have eight hours of sleep every night? Can we make up for lost sleep time on the weekend? Does eating cheese before bedtime cause nightmares? Is snooze truly overrated? Let me answer these questions backward. The response for the last question is a definite no. Although Gallup has reported that over the past 50 years, we’re sleeping one hour less per night than we did back in the 1950s. Moreover, many people take pride in sleeping as little as possible – especially in college campuses or in the tech sector and Silicon Valley, saying they’ll sleep when they are dead. Well, inadequate shuteye can eventually lead there – it is long known that sleep deprivation has even been used for a long time as a means of interrogation by many secret services, including the CIA. But let’s move forward. Cheese and nightmares? A...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers Medical Professionals Patients apps fitness future Healthcare Innovation personalized health Personalized medicine sleep sleep app sleep sensor sleep tracker sleep tracking sleeping smartphone te Source Type: blogs