Having trouble getting those seven to nine hours of sleep a night most specialists recommend?
Are you a victim of your alarm clock every morning, or addicted to coffee and energy drinks because you always feel like you need a boost? Relax; there’s a surprisingly simple, yet effective tool that can help you sleep better.
A good night’s sleep is not necessarily about going to bed early. When it comes to waking up on the right side of the bed and feeling fresh in the morning, you should favour quality over quantity of sleep.
Using a formula based on the natural rhythms of the human body, including the 14 minutes we take on average to fall asleep and the five or six cycles we go through every night (roughly 90 minutes each), this new Sleep Calculator can determine precisely the best time you should go to bed so as not to wake up mid-cycle and feeling groggy and/or grumpy the rest of the day.
For example, if you have to wake up at 5:30 am to drive your son to his hockey game, you should go to sleep at 8:16 pm or 9:46 pm. Those who need to be up at 7:15 am should lie down at 10:01 pm or 11:31 pm.
It doesn’t matter if you work the evening shift or night shift; the Sleep Calculator can give you the ideal time you should go to bed at any point during a 24-hour day. Go ahead and try it out; this could really help you sleep better!
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