Sleep coaching and sleep hacks are booming. Optimization sells, so do routines. After 24 years of chronobiology, I am delighted that the topics of sleep and chronobiology are gaining momentum. Together with the SleepmasterAcademy, we are now training more and more coaches and experts to become pioneers who are bringing…
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Sleep in at the weekend -> Period!
“Sleeping in at the weekend is poison!” For years, quite a few “health (and unfortunately also sleep) experts” have been recommending, like a mantra, to maintain the same sleep rhythm at the weekend as during the week. Early to bed, early to rise, regardless of how the week has gone,…
Continue ReadingThere is only one optimal sleep duration!
Optimal sleep duration – are most recommendations wrong? Basically, and I emphasize this again and again, I am glad when the media take up the topic of “sleep”. The more it is discussed, the better, because a lack of sleep is currently costing the German economy over €60 billion. Especially…
Continue ReadingOne night, and AI tells you how sick you’ll get.
Ki, sleep & disease risk – This news reads like a disruptive development in the field of sleep research. Will we be able to make predictions about future disease risks simply by analyzing a single night’s sleep?
Continue ReadingYoga for sleep disorders: a helpful tool, or …
A meta-analysis is currently doing the rounds that shows yoga to be particularly sleep-promoting and helpful for sleep disorders. Over 30 randomized studies with more than 2,500 participants were evaluated, and indeed: yoga performed best compared to walking, strength training or endurance training. What is the real truth?
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