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WHY IS SLEEP IMPORTANT?
To understand why sleep is important, think of your body like a factory that performs a number of vital functions. As you drift off to sleep, your body begins its night-shift work:
• Healing damaged cells
• Boosting your immune system
• Recovering from the day’s activities
• Recharging your heart and cardiovascular system for the next day
We’ve all experienced the feeling of being refreshed after a good night’s sleep and the feeling of fatigue after a poor night’s sleep. But even though we know this, in our busy society, many of us are not getting the quality sleep needed to truly receive the health benefits of sleep.
UNDERSTANDING THE SLEEP CYCLE:
Understanding what happens during sleep also means understanding the sleep cycle, which consists of two recurring phases: REM (rapid eye movement) and NREM (non-REM or non-rapid eye movement). Both phases are important for different functions in our bodies.
NREM sleep typically occupies 75–80% of total sleep each night. Many of the health benefits of sleep take place during NREM sleep – tissue growth and repair occurs, energy is restored and hormones that are essential for growth and development are released.
REM sleep typically occupies 20–25% of total sleep each night. REM sleep, when dreaming occurs, is essential to our minds for processing and consolidating emotions, memories and stress. It is also thought to be vital for learning, stimulating the brain regions used in learning and developing new skills.
If the REM and NREM cycles are interrupted multiple times throughout the night — either due to snoring, difficulties breathing or waking up frequently throughout the night — then we miss out on vital body processes, which can affect our health and well-being the next day and long term.
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T GET ENOUGH SLEEP?
If you regularly get less sleep than you need, your accumulated sleep debt will grow larger over time. Research shows that accumulated sleep loss negatively impacts mood and cognitive performance. If your body doesn’t get a chance to properly recharge, you might find yourself:
• Feeling drowsy, irritable or sometimes depressed
• Struggling to take in new information at work, remembering things or making decisions
• Craving more unhealthy foods, which could cause weight gain
If this happens night after night, it places a tremendous strain on your nervous system, body and overall health. So if you’re not sleeping well or aren’t feeling rested when you wake up in the morning, it’s important to talk to your doctor and ask if a sleep study is right for you.
Sweet dreams and sleep well 😴
HIMALAYAN WIND ⛰️ New iPhone Sleep App: Have you ever wanted to adjust the volume on the individual sounds in this podcast?
DREAMY TROPICAL ISLAND MIX 🏝️ Have you ever wanted to adjust the volume on the individual sounds in this podcast?
SLEEP MIX - DRONE MUSIC, MOVING FAN & SLEEPY OCEAN WAVES. Do you prefer one continuous sound per episode or a mix of different sounds? Let us know :)
FINDING SANTA'S SECRET HIDEOUT: Santa is always on the move, but we are trying to find him this Christmas 🎅
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SUPER CALM OCEAN WAVES - Join the waitlist for our upcoming sleep app
DEEP SLEEP MUSIC: Organic Soundscape for Deep Sleep, Anxiety Relief and Mindful Meditation. Join our waitlist for our upcoming sleep app 😴
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Daylight Saving Time in Europe - Enjoy the extra hour of sleep with calm ocean sounds. Join the waitlist for our upcoming sleep app.
PURRING CAT SOUND - to put you to sleep - Requested episode. Join the waitlist for our upcoming sleep app. Get the sleep you deserve this weekend :)
DEEP OCEAN WAVES with Binaural Beats - Sunset sleep ambience by the beach from Greece 🇬🇷. Join our waitlist for our upcoming sleep app. Sweet dreams 💖
MEMORY LANE: Grandma's Living Room - Join the waitlist for our upcoming sleep app and get the sleep you deserve 💖
THE BIG SLEEPY STORM: Join the waitlist for our upcoming sleep app and get the sleep you deserve 💖
World Mental Health Day - Anxiety Relief Sounds - Soundscape to calm down your mind - More than 40 million Americans suffer from chronic, long-term sleep disorders.
OLD SLEEPY SAILBOAT SOUNDSCAPE: Requested by Jensen - "More pirate ship ambient sounds". Enjoy!
THUNDER & RAINSTORM w/ FAN NOISE: Requested episode from Sans_Boi - Help the sleep deprived and share this podcast with a sleepy friend. 🗣️
CITY RAIN: Rain on a car roof with windscreen wipers and slight wet road noises - Requested by: Cat Beans via CastBox 💕
SLEEP STORY SOUNDSCAPE: The Sleeping Princess that was cursed to sleep for a hundred years. Distant sound of rain on roof, thunderstorm and an old Music Box.
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