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How to sleep like a caveman : ancient wisdom for a better night's rest / Merijn van de Laar.
"We spend roughly a third of our lives in bed, but for millions of us, not all of that time is spent sleeping. We strive for eight hours per night, only to lie awake thanks to stress, our ever-present devices, a new baby, or that 4pm coffee you thought you needed. As sleep scientist and recovering insomniac Merijn van de Laar shows, we're hardly the first to experience this. When homo sapiens evolved hundreds of thousands of years ago, when saber-toothed tigers were their biggest nighttime worry, wakefulness served to protect one's tribe at night. Research shows these episodic sleep patterns even gave our ancestors an evolutionary advantage. We can look to their example for guidance in improving our sleep health, too: how our sleep patterns change as we age, the benefits of communal sleep, the importance of environmental factors such as temperature and light. While our myriad gadgets may distinguish us from early humans, understanding the ways our brains evolved to rest can chart the course toward a better night's sleep. Drawing from emerging science, archeological research into our ancestors' habits, and close observation of contemporary hunter-gatherer cultures, How to Sleep Like a Caveman explains everything from why we sometimes jerk awake at night-likely a remnant of having slept in trees-to why our efforts to "optimize" our sleep schedules might just be a fool's errand. The result is a surprising, accessible new framework for thinking about sleep-the way we were designed to"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780063430174
- ISBN: 0063430177
- Descripción física: x, 293 pages ; 22 cm
- Edición: First US edition.
- Editorial: New York : Mariner Books, 2025.
Descripciones del contenido
- Nota de la bibliografía, etc.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Nota de contenido con formato:
- An ancient sleep -- What is sleep? -- Why should we sleep? -- Sleepless nights -- The primal basics -- Social sleep -- Stimulating sleep -- Relax! -- Working with hours -- Clashing clocks and nightly ghosts -- The future of sleep -- Balance is key.
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