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Theses on Sleep
Anthropological studies of pre-industrial hunter-gatherers have also dispelled a popular myth about how humans should sleep.III Around the close of the early modern era (circa late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries), historical texts suggest that Western Europeans would take two long bouts of sleep at night, separated by several hours of w
... See moreMatthew Walker • Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Conventional Wisdom usually recommends 7-8 hours per night, while those in the evolutionary health movement call for more. In Sleep, Sugar, and Survival, authors T.S. Wiley (anthropologist and medical theorist), and Bent Formby, Ph.D. (biochemist, biophysicist, molecular biologist), urgently call for nine-and-a-half hours per night for seven months
... See moreMark Sisson • The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy (Primal Blueprint Series)
Te upshot of sleep’s preindustrial and postindustrial history is a simple, short, and consistent message: Sleep is adaptable, but it improves with routine. Different tricks work for different tribes, but in the end, we are a diverse species united by a common circadian rhythm that craves consistency.
Derek Thompson • Can Medieval Sleeping Habits Fix America’s Insomnia?
Socratic question. If sleep is so unimportant, he asked, then why hasn’t evolution gotten rid of it? His logic was inarguable. When we are asleep, we are accomplishing nothing useful: we are not reproducing, gathering food, or protecting our family. Even worse, in that slumbering state we are extremely vulnerable to predators and enemies, as I had
... See morePeter Attia MD • Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
CHAPTER 10 Sleep: It’s Not Just the Number of Hours