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126: Matthew Walker | Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

The Jordan Harbinger Show

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Sleep Pressure

Sleep pressure is caused by a chemical, and that chemical has a name, and it's called adenicene. The more of that chemical that builds up, the sleepier you will feel. After about 16 hours of accumulation of a denisene, you should feel sleepy enough so that you will fall asleep easily and then stay asleep throughout the night. But for the duration during which that kaffine is in your system, it doesn't stop the brain producing adenisene,. That continues to build so then by the time the kafine is washed out of the system, not only do you go back to having the whole weight of sleep pressure that you had four hours ago or

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