Two alternative sleep schedules involve breaking up your sleep into more than one segment.
Sleep physicians explain the potential benefits.
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Nature didnt dictate that you get to sleep now or never.
sleep expert and director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona
For most of human history, we didnt get all our sleep in one go.
Nature didnt dictate that you get to sleep now or never.
(A review of 22 studieson polyphasic sleep published in March advises steering clear, as well.)
This is largely thanks to our natural circadian rhythm preferring to sleep when its dark.
Think of your sleep journey like a road trip, says Dr. Grandner.
You dont have to constantly panic that youre going to run out of gas, says Dr. Grandner.
Whats important to note here is the longer length of that daytime portion.
Sleep during the day is more fragile and less efficient, says Dr. Grandner.
Any more than that, and you’re able to interfere with your homeostatic drive to sleep.
sleep expert and director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona
If it is, though, dont fix what isnt broken.
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