The 4 sleep types – which one is yours? Sleep types in our society 4 sleep types … no, I’m not talking about chronotypes, i.e. owl, lark, dove or even bear, wolf, dolphin and lion. The types of sleep I am referring to here also have nothing to do with…
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Sleep problems – A fatal side effect of digitalization?
Sleep problems – A fatal side effect of digitalization? “Sleep problems can be triggered by occupational and private stress as well as, in women, menopause.” This is a quote from a recent report on the growing sleep problem by BARMER [1]https://www.barmer.de/presse/presseinformationen/pressearchiv/barmer-analyse-schlafstoerungen-nehmen-weiter-zu–1243652. Well … professional and private stress, that sounds very…
Continue Reading3x snooze button on the alarm clock – harmful or not?
Is the snooze button on the alarm clock harmful or not? or … when the alarm clock wakes you up three times! That is actually the rule. It feels like there are just as many counter-studies to most studies. This is currently also the case with the snooze button and…
Continue ReadingFlabby without sleep – erectile dysfunction due to poor sleep?
Erectile dysfunction due to sleep problems – is that possible? In principle, it can be assumed in 99.9% of cases that a lack of sleep can lead to poorer performance at all levels of bodily function. Studies that confirm this therefore do not have the potential to be groundbreaking “game…
Continue ReadingQUIET!!! Noise and sleep
QUIET!!! Noise and sleep When noise interferes with sleep. I really like animals, especially dogs. There are several dogs in our extended family, even though we don’t have any ourselves. With nine moves in ten years, we didn’t want to put any dogs through this. However, our neighbors’ dogs put…
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