Tag: total sleep

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Listening to Your Sleep Cycles: A Wellness Guide

You hit the lights, close your eyes, and boom — just like that, eight hours of your life goes by in the wink of an eye. But in real time it’s not that simple. While we doze, our brain undergoes intense activity as it passes from stage to stage and […]

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Why Total Sleep is More Important Than REM Sleep

The average American adult slept nine hours a night in 1910, according to the American Sleep Apnea Association. That average has dropped steadily ever since. Sleeptracker® data reveals that the average American now sleeps about six hours and 40 minutes. While sleep tracking apps and mattress monitors are helping put sleep at the […]