201 | 10 Ways To Ruin Your Sleep

Are you one of those people who has trouble falling or staying asleep? There are things you might be doing to make it worse. Tossing and turning, the snooze button, and sleeping in are but a few of the things you can do to ensure that your sleep is wrecked. We'll count them down. In addition, we cover the world record for staying awake, and why sleep is important. We will either help you stay awake or help you fall asleep. Up to you!

Links for Today:

https://www.sleepadvisor.org/bad-sleeping-habits/

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/

https://www.livescience.com/54507-sleep-surprising-findings.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/8-sleep-mistakes-you-can-fix-tonight-ncna802966

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-reasons-why-good-sleep-is-important

https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/data_statistics.html

Guillodo E, Lemey C, Simonnet M, Walter M, Baca-García E, Masetti V, Moga S, Larsen M, HUGOPSY Network , Ropars J, Berrouiguet S (2020). Clinical Applications of Mobile Health Wearable–Based Sleep Monitoring: Systematic Review JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 8(4):e10733. URL: https://mhealth.jmir.org/2020/4/e10733 DOI: 10.2196/10733

Pankhurst FP, Horne JA. The influence of bed partners on movement during sleep. Sleep. 1994 Jun;17(4):308-15. doi: 10.1093/sleep/17.4.308. PMID: 7973313.

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/bedroom-environment/white-noise#:~:text=Studies%20suggest%20a%20white%20noise,6%20fall%20asleep%20more%20quickly.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180118-the-boy-who-stayed-awake-for-11-days

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