The different stages of sleep were kind of elusive to me. We spend about half of our night in light sleep, half in light sleep is normal. Light sleep is like the shoe that you wear most days, like, versatile, essential, not the fanciest you need it. About 90 minutes after we fall,. if we're tip, if we're on a schedule and relatively well rested, we'll have dream a rem sleep. It's rem sleep, rapid eye movement. And then every hour to hour and a half, we will have another cycle of dreaming. Usally lasts between 25 to forty five minutes. Those get longer and longer as the night goes on.
Birds do it. Bees do it. Why the hell can't we do it? Called "The Sleep Whisperer," neurologist and sleep specialist Dr. W. Chris Winter joins Alie for a thrilling 2-parter about why we need sleep, the ideal amount of it, what sleep does to the brain, insomnia, sleep stages, ideal bedtime conditions, and even the historical lore around sleep paralysis. Next week, we'll answer listener questions about everything from sleeping pills to brain performance to insomnia cures to apnea to sleepwalking to parenthood and shift work. Think of it as a free seminar to fix your life. Maybe.
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