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Improve Sleep Quality
Intensity refers to how well you sleep. The percentage of sleeping time you spend in slow wave sleep and REM sleep largely determine the quality of your sleep each night.
Timing refers to when you go to sleep.
Duration is how long you sleep.
Intensity of your sleep is managed automatically by your body. The duration of your sleep is largely dependent on when you get into bed (. And that means getting to bed at an earlier, more consistent time is critical for improving the quality and duration of your sleep.
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Purpose Of Sleep
The first purpose of sleep is restoration. Every day, your brain accumulates metabolic waste during normal neural activities.
Recent research suggests sleep plays crucial role in cleaning out the brain each night. While these toxins can be flushed out during wakin...
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The second purpose of sleep is memory consolidation, the process that maintains and strengthens long term memory. Insufficient or fragmented sleep can hamper your ability to form both concrete memories (facts and figures) and emotional memories.
Finally, sleep is pa...
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The Science of Sleep: A Brief Guide on How to Sleep Better Every Night
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Intelligent and inquisitive mother of one son and two dogs. Not afraid to admit I'm a little crazy and weird. I love learning about social sciences, new information on mental health, meditation, yoga, dance, music, and all animals.
As a person suffering from severe insomnia, sleep hygiene and importance of proper sleep are important to me. Understanding the negative consequences of lack of sleep are also imperative.
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10. Quality Sleep
Research has shown that those who consistently get high-quality deep sleep tend to be more productive during the day.
Sleeping enough consistently improves:
- concentration
- eating habits
- mood
- focus
- improved quality of life.
The Sleep-Wake Cycle
The quality of your sleep is determined by a process called the sleep-wake cycle. This cycle is dictated by your circadian rhythm.
There are two important parts of the sleep-wake cycle:
- Slow-wave sleep (also known as deep sleep)
- REM sleep (REM stands for ...
Sleep Stages
- Stage 1. Your breathing slows as well as your heartbeat, eye movement, and brain wave activity. Your muscles begin to relax.
- Stage 2. Your breathing, heartbeat, and brain wave activity continue to slow. Eye movements stop.
- Stage 3....
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