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SLEEP: How Understanding Your Body’s Clock Can Revolutionize Your Health

The Next Big Idea

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Sleep Trackers - Are They a Good Way to Measure Your Heart Rate?

Barufus: I am skeptical about some of the specific assessments of REM sleep, deep sleep. But what has been extraordinary to me is it has been to witness how much my heart rate while I'm sleeping is impacted by late drinking or eating. Some people are using them and then getting really anxious because they're taking a message like you had a bad night of sleep very seriously. Barufus: Yes, there is a role for trackers, but used with caution and judiciously.

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