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Can
Sleeping 8 Hours Kill You Faster?
By Kacper Postawski
Powerful
Sleep
A recent study done by the University of California and the
shocking finding of it: "People who sleep 8 hours or more
have a 50% higher mortality (death) rate than people who
sleep less."
However,
does this mean that sleeping longer will create a
higher chance of death and disease for you?
No. There's
no solid proof for that, but as you read about
this study, and if you've read the two free chapters from
www.PowerfulSleep.com,
you might have
realized the connection between less sleep, your daily
energy levels, and the strength of your immune system.
As you might
notice, it's during deep sleep that your body
undergoes major physiological changes to repair your muscles,
power up your immune system and replenish your energy.
The question
really isn't "how long should I sleep?" but
question really is...
"How
can I optimize my sleep system to gain POWERFUL and
QUALITY sleep."
You see,
there is a difference between quantity, and quality.
The problem, and the challenge is that most people don't
understand sleep. They think sleep is a very basic thing that
happens to us every night. I mean, think about it, we sleep,
we wake up, and we magically feel refreshed, right? Because of
this misunderstanding, many people live today with very out of
balance sleeping systems that are deprive you of your energy,
without even being aware of it.
Sleep is
actually quite a complex and fascinating system.
Here, briefly, are the effects of sleeping longer:
Sleeping longer than you need to will weaken your sleep system,
as you reduce your prior wakefulness, exposure to sunlight,
activity levels, and your body temperature at a low for too
long.
As a result, your melatonin hormone levels will stay high
longer, you'll be more tired and drowsy during the day.
When you sleep for long periods of time, your body temperature
doesn't rise as quickly in the morning. This results in feeling
very drowsy and tired for the early part of your day. If you
stay inactive, this body temperature pattern will lead to poor
sleep, which will prevent you from sleeping deeply.
This weakened sleep system and inability to get proper restful
and energizing sleep creates low energy levels and a weakened
immune system.
People usually
sleep longer because their sleeping system is
not being taken proper care of. They feel low on energy during
the day, and think they need more sleep. In actuality, they
feel low on energy because they have a weak sleep system, not
because they're sleeping too little.
If you're
currently sleeping around 8 to 10 hours and you feel
LOW on energy during the day, it's not because you need more
sleep. YOU NEED LESS SLEEP, and MORE ENERGY from your sleep.
Sleeping
less actually INCREASES the strength of your sleeping
system. The problem is, most people don't know anything about
proper sleep system hygiene, or how to strengthen their inner
sleep system. Only with the proper knowledge can you learn to
optimize and strengthen your sleeping system, to have more
energy and a higher level of health. Only once you've optimized
your sleeping system for maximum performance can you reduce
your sleep.
Kacper Postawski
is an innovative sleep science researcher and
the creator of the very popular "Secrets of the Inner Sleep Clock"
system at PowerfulSleep.com.
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