{"id":15750,"date":"2014-10-06T20:38:35","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T00:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/living-well\/2014\/10\/can-you-hack-your-way-into-better-sleep.html"},"modified":"2017-11-28T12:56:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T17:56:00","slug":"can-you-hack-your-way-into-better-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/living-well\/2014\/10\/can-you-hack-your-way-into-better-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You "Hack" Your Way into Better Sleep?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Last week, I reviewed some scary stats and facts about not getting enough zzzs. Yet, thankfully, I suggested ways to get more sleep as well.<\/p>\n
Dan Pardi, a researcher who works with the Behavioral Sciences Department at Stanford University and the Departments of Neurology and Endocrinology at Leiden University in the Netherlands, reported in an interview with Dr. Mercola the three aspects of sleep.<\/p>\n
1. Duration-length of sleep<\/p>\n
2. Timing-being consistent with bed time<\/p>\n
3. Intensity–how your brain and body respond to different stages of sleep<\/p>\n
Continuing on the subject of sleep from last week as promised, it’s time to discuss sleep hacking. So, what is sleep hacking?<\/p>\n
It’s finding ways to decrease the risks associated with less than optimal amounts of sleep while optimizing quality and preferably quantity OR just getting better sleep.<\/p>\n
Sleep Hacking<\/b><\/p>\n
1. Light Manipulation<\/b><\/p>\n
Different wavelengths at different times of day modulate melatonin secretion and affect the ability to fall asleep. Sleep hackers will decrease their exposure to red wavelength during the day, get out in the sun in the AM, and decrease blue light at night.<\/p>\n