Think you're a sleep expert? If you're one of those people who knocks out immediately after their head hits the pillow, you probably have created a perfect atmosphere for falling asleep.
Do you snore so loudly that you've woken yourself out of deep slumber? Do you wake up with a sore, dry throat in the morning? Is your bed mate exhausted from lack of sleep because of your snoring?
If you've answered yes to some or all of these questions, there's a good chance you suffer from sleep apnea...
Your body naturally calls for a minimum amount of sleep, and for most people, that's eight hours. When we don't get that minimum amount, we become groggy, tired, and maybe even moody.
I had seen a link recently posted on Facebook about bi-modal sleep, which is the art of sleeping in two shifts. Apparently, until about 150 years ago, humans did not sleep in one eight hour block.
According to University of Virginia professor, Roger Ekirch, people slept twice per night...