gender & sleep

Pregnancy: When Polyphasic Sleep Makes Sense

In my house, time no longer matters.

My wife and I are both going to bed late at night, and waking up long after the sun rises, but our sleep in between is erratic and broken by periods of restlessness. It’s like we have become untethered to the cycles of the sun or any other outside conditions.

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How to Sleep (Really!) When Pregnant

It doesn't take an expert to tell you that pregnancy isn’t easy.

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myTools: Comparing my sleep to others


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Let's Talk About Sex

Biological sex, that is. The kind that operates within your body, affecting everything from blood pressure, to hormone production, to sleep. We like to say that it doesn't matter, that we're all equal - until it does.

A recent Wall Street Journal article was just another reminder that sex, indeed, does matter.

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What is a typical number of awakenings?

 

For both men and women of this age, one common reason for waking up multiple times at night is pressure from the bladder to urinate. It's totally normal to get up once a night during a seven-hour span to relieve yourself. But sleep interrupted by a trip to the bathroom two or more times a night may mean there's something else going on, such as sleep apnea or diabetes.

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What's Your ZQ?

 

When you get a Zeo, you also get a Sleep Wheel, a little tool that shows one's age-based range and average for ZQ, different sleep stages, and total sleep time. 

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Why Healthy Sleep = A Healthy Body


Did you know that sleep is one of the foundations of health and wellness

Sleep has a strong impact on your health, ability to fight disease, heal, and grow.  Similarly, your health can also influence the quality of your sleep. As such, it's important to be aware that medical conditions that you have or suspect you have may be affecting your sleep each night.

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Cracking the ZQ Code

ZQ is a measure of one night of sleep that takes into account Total Z, Restorative sleep, and Disrupted sleep

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