Sleep

Post Date

Fri, 01/23/2015 - 00:06

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Health

According to Wikipedia, sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized
by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles.

Wikipedia goes on to say that during sleep, most systems are in an altered anabolic state accentuating the growth and rejuvenation of the immune, nervous, skeletal and muscular systems.

So that's why I get so tired at around 9:30 at night and feel better in the morning. No wonder it is prudent to "sleep on it" when one must make an important decision.

8 hours sleep is reputed to be the optimal amount of rejuvenating slumber. I try for 8, but I get up without an alarm to take Charcoal out around 5:15. So i fit in the 7 hour range.

6 hours seem to be my minimal operating bed rest.

Gothamite Scott Bloom (Co Chair of the Real Estate Group) is reputed to get by on far less than the average person and in this way he has something in common with Bill Clinton.

I could go on and on about this fascinating subject but I fear I am putting you to sleep.

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Benjamin Geizhals

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An exhausting subject for many of us.

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I never tire of it.

Cayce Crown

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Very interesting and revealing. I'm doing much better fiscally, physically and spiritually with more sleep (like 7-8 hours) and less artificial stimulation like caffeine. Rising at 5 or 5:30 is getting to be quite great. And very good for business!

Dana Charlton

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How much sleep does Charcoal get?

Sonia Saleh

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Do naps count?

Rona Gura

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I think I need a power nap.

By the way, on weekends, Colby can go until 10:00 a.m. before being walked. Just saying. . .

Lucas Meyer

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As Woody Allen once quipped in a long-ago movie, "If I don't get at least fourteen to fifteen hours a night, I'm a basket case."

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8 hours works for me ( if I'm lucky enough to get it!

Steven Skyles-Mulligan

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I hope Charcoal is more tolerant of your needs than my late cat, who used to love walking across my kidneys or singing ancient ballads of cat tragedy between 3 and 4 in the morning.

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I used to go to bed ready to do battle with my sheets - but i'm better now.... :)

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Sleep. Elusive. We sleep with 4 dogs and 3 huge mountain cats . Our bedroom slider stays open and leads to a deck overlooking a redwood wilderness. The animals and ourselves listen to the night sounds. Coyotes, screach owls. They hear things way beyond our abilities. Our roosters begin to crow about 3 AM . It's an interesting sleep. It's cozy under the covers . Our bedroom hovers around 45 degrees. Spooning with Mama. Dozing. Feeling close to mountain animals including our own . Secure in a sense in their presence. It's more than a " Three Dog Night." It's a wonderful way to rest.

Hollander Sends

Corey Bearak

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Very simply, I sleep when I can and treasure it.

Erik Scheibe

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I used to go on and on for long stretches of time on absurd levels of sleep. A few years ago my body informed me that such a schedule was not on its long term agenda. I now literally track my daily sleep totals managing 3 hour rolling averages and monthly averages. I strive hard to maintain a minimum avg of 6 hours a night. Tracking helps me to recognize when I am not feeling as well.

I have learned that the overriding factor in my health is sleep. It dominates everything from weight, to focus, to athletic performance (all performances, really), to mood and happiness. Quality of sleep is crucial as well. I have severely diagnosed sleep apnea and do indeed sleep with a CPAP. It probably is the equivalent feeling of a 2-3 hour sleep differential the next day.

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