Current news about chronobiology, my projects and lectures.
Sleep headphones – solution or problem? Sleep is a very complex topic, as is the body as a whole. This complexity overwhelms many people. This is one reason why the pharmaceutical industry, but also app developers, gadgets and other devices are booming. Because… they promise quick solutions to a complex…
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ChronoCity, a project too big? I actually didn’t want to write anything more about my first and biggest pilot project to date. I have written a lot about this both in my books and in the ARL’s scientific anthology Zeitgerechte Stadt (article available for free download here). This project was…
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Diet has an influence on sleep quality. Not all sleep is the same and should be considered as individually as people’s shoe or body size. Every person has their own genetically determined chronotype. The chronotype shows when your genetic sleep time is and when you wake up. You can find…
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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 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…
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