Author: Michael Langston
Truth and love are the things that matter.
Going to bed before midnight and staying in bed for 8 hours has benefited me tremendously in just a few days. I have abundant energy throughout the day and evening with no need for naps. Even at midnight I’m not overly tired, but I can go to sleep easily.
Sleeping erratically tends to compromise the quantity and quality of our sleep, which in turn compromises our health and well-being. Going to bed at a regular time and sleeping for a full 8 hours seems to be the most beneficial way of sleeping for humans.
The fact that humans and all other animal species sleep tells us how important sleep truly is. It is an essential physiological process like breathing and eating, and it influences our health, well-being, and longevity even more so than diet and exercise.
Consistently getting a good night’s sleep can have a profoundly powerful effect in improving our health and reducing our risk of deadly diseases like Alzheimer’s and cancer. Good sleep also greatly improves learning and memory and other brain functions.
In a state of extreme sleep deprivation, the dream state can impinge upon the waking state, and the two states of consciousness can merge, resulting in hallucinations. Perhaps this might explain how psychosis might arise as a result of sleep deprivation.
